Commercial Accountant

About the job Commercial Accountant

Duties and responsibilities: • Assisting Divisional Executive with cost and sales analysis and report • Preparing forecasting estimates and variance analysis • Preparation and analysis of various monthly Sales Reports and Sales Estimates • Preparation of Costings and Maintaining all costing data on the system • Analysing data and costings for cost saving initiatives • To drive each change through to completion with the aid of the various departments • Use knowledge and experience to challenge data where necessary • Review costings of all products and be able to determine pricing for all Sales related queries • Preparation and Analysis of quarterly pricing data bases • Maintaining accurate gross margin records and reconciling to monthly income statements issued by the finance department • Month end schedules and reports on various costs, margins etc • Preparation of and continuous improvements on key management statistics in the business (R/kg, throughput, number of wage heads) • Preparation of annual budgets, ad hoc tenders and new product launch documents • Helping the Divisional Executive and Financial Exec with ad hoc assignments

Qualifications and experience: • B Com/B Compt with accounting subjects • Minimum 2 years work experience in an accounting or production environment • Manufacturing cost accounting will be advantageous • SAP experience will be advantageous • Advanced Excel and Microsoft office

Key competencies: • Confident and independent person who is a fast learner • Ability to use own initiative and work with minimum supervision • Able to work under pressure in order to meet strict deadlines • Inquisitive and enjoys analytical type work • Excellent attention to detail • Energetic and a peoples person