Junior Cost Accountant at Hire Resolve

• Hire Resolve is seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented Junior Cost Accountant to join a dynamic global player in the wine industry. Working with a prestigious portfolio of wine brands, this role is essential for calculating accurate manufacturing costs, tracking gross margins, and ensuring the absolute integrity of stock data across integrated production and financial systems.

Key Performance Areas:

• Inventory & Variance Analysis: Review and verify the accuracy of physical stock counts across multiple winehouses; analyze and investigate discrepancies and report variances.
• Production Order Processing: Update Production Orders (PORs) within the ERP system, ensuring that the correct quantities and input costs of consumed and produced stock are timeously processed.
• Supplier Pricing & Masterfile Maintenance: Maintain a comprehensive Costing Masterfile by tracking and comparing prices of new and existing suppliers.
• Finished Goods Costing: Analyze finished goods, dry goods, and wine blending components to establish accurate manufacturing costs, helping to determine correct selling prices and gross margins.
• System Integration: Ensure seamless and accurate stock intake and data tracking between specialized production software (WineMS) and the core financial ERP system.
• Audit & Ad Hoc Support: Assist with internal and external compliance audits and provide general operational support to the broader finance department.

Requirements:

• Education: BCom Degree or Diploma in Financial Accounting / Cost Accounting.
• Professional Registration: Studying towards or registered with CIMA or SAIPA is highly beneficial.
• Experience: 3–5 years of general cost management, cost accounting, and financial administration experience within a corporate environment.
• Industry Knowledge: Working experience within the Wine Industry and a solid understanding of manufacturing processes are highly advantageous.
• Systems: Previous experience utilizing Business Central (Microsoft Dynamics) and WineMS is a distinct advantage.
• Attributes: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent attention to detail, and a proactive approach to accuracy.