Junior Cost Accountant

About the job Junior Cost Accountant

Minimum Requirements: • Grade 12 or equivalent qualification • ND / CMA degree/ Advanced Diploma and 3+ years of accounting/finance experience • Minimum 1 year Cost Accounting experience in manufacturing environment • Advanced daily movement of stock • Exposure to Syspro will be advantageous • Advanced Excel skills

Responsibilities: • Maintaining Bill of Materials (BOM) • Assisting in loading of new bill of materials on SharePoint workflow • Assist Cost Accountant to investigate Bill of Material variances between actual manufacturing in the plant vs what is on syspro • Controlling of Stock • Co-ordinating monthly stock takes and ensuring accurate capturing thereof (this does occasionally occur on a Saturday) • Analysing variances and implementing control measures • Balancing and checking warehouses • Cycle counts • Preparation and processing of Stock Adjustments

Key Performance Indicators / Key Performance Areas: • Inventory Transaction • Labour and Overhead costing (understanding) • Compliance with Legislation • Reporting / Analysis • Stock take • Assist in Stock Codes creation • Backflushing and Job receipting • Receipting of Supply Chain Transfers • Resolving Daily Inventory/System Queries • Analytical Reviews • Other Ad hoc duties delegated by Cost Accountant