Job Description

Minimum requirements for the role:

• A Bachelors Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field is essential for this role.
• Previous experience having worked within a management accounting or related role is preferred.
• Must have accounting processing and financial reporting systems knowledge, exposure and experience.
• Must be able to work collaboratively in a team setting.
• Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
• The successful candidate must have a strong understanding of cost accounting principles, standards, and methodologies.
• Computer literacy is essential. Must have intermediate Excel (V lookups) as the successful candidate will be working on this for a large percentage of the day.
• Previous experience having worked on sage evolution ERP is preferred but not essential as the company will train the person.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Working in a team of finance staff handling various costings and financial functions for engineering products within the steel and mining industry.
• Assisting and preparing various monthly reconciliations and management reports working on Sage Evolution.
• Assisting with inventory costing.
• Conducting detailed analysis of manufacturing costs, including raw materials, labour, and overhead expenses.
• Analysing production costs and variances to identify areas for cost reduction and process improvement.
• Monitoring actual performance against budgeted costs and providing variance analysis.
• Providing insights into cost trends, deviations, and areas of concern to support decision-making.
• Reviewing and approving purchase orders, order entries, shipment costings and debtor invoices.
• Reviewing debtors and creditors month-end processing.
• Preparing financial forecasts.
• Approving cod payments and managing fixed assets.
• Handling inventory management on site.
• Performing monthly processing up to trial balance.
• Conducting expenditure analysis and compiling and presenting financial reports.
• Handling job costing and quoting and analysing and monitoring contract performance.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

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