Cost Analyst at Sappi

We are hiring!

• We’re on the lookout for an experienced Cost Analyst to effectively contribute in maintaining an accurate production costing function within the Mill and provide sound decision-making by gathering, compiling and communicating costing information at the right time in the correct format.

As a Cost Analyst, you will be responsible for:

• Internal orders (Creation, maintenance, settlement & monitoring).
• Recording and allocation of material consumption to production orders in SAP for the mill.
• Compiling and sending out a weekly/monthly process cost report.
• Monitoring and verifying of cost allocations. Rectifying incorrect general ledger postings.
• Ensuring all mill costs are fully accounted for (incl. contracts).
• Stock verifications and counts when required.
• Mill’s fibre balance and utilities posting.
• Monitoring trends historical raw material consumptions for the mill.
• Production Costing.
• Fixed and variable forecasting.
• Weekly maintenance cost report.
• Assisting with the weekly rolling forecast.
• Ensuring production data on Light hammer is balanced.
• Preparing operational graphs for the plant.
• Compiling Production Statistics (Production, OEE).
• Reporting on fixed and variable cost variances to cost centre holders.
• Preparation of GL recons.
• Ensuring the tasks within the costing department given by supervisors are adhered to.
• Customer Service Request - CSR
• Assisting in preparation of Budgets (Boms, fixed and variable costs, internal orders, raw material uploads).
• Assisting in ad-hoc exercises requested by the Management Accountant & support to the operation.

What are we looking for?

• BCom Accounting Degree or equivalent
• A minimum of (0 – 2) years’ continuous experience within a manufacturing environment will be advantageous.
• Must be computer literate (MS Office)
• SAP Experience, an added advantage