Senior Cost Accountant Port Elizabeth Scope: Responsible for all plant operational & product costing Title: Senior Cost Accountant Duties and Responsibilities · Developing and implementing cost standards for Monitoring unit cost variance Implementing cost accounting systems. · Analysing production costs and recommending · Performing month-end cost accounting close · Maintaining financial & cost accounting system and stock. · Performing life cycle cost-benefit analysis · Preparing cost of goods sold and production reports
Maintaining a good vendor relationship, identifying cost savings opportunities to support the plants profitability departments are done according to the time, quantity, quality and cost requirements to eliminate any delays Plant’s business activities. · Ensure the procurement costs are reduced through the implementation planning maintained on regular basis. · Ensure to negotiate best cost, delivered at the best time, for the best suited are to be scanned to the bookkeeper, copying the cost accountant in, for payment: § Scanned documents
crediting of returned goods. Record and check quantity and quality of goods returned. Addresses defective proper disposition. Ensures the quantity to be processed matches the quantity on return note. Capture and
newly received stock to ensure its quality and quantity. Dispatch stocks regularly to our agents nationwide
verification by the Supervisor/Manager of the quantities and qualities received. Receive, verify, and
of 5 years experience in a large manufacturing costing environment Knowledge of: – Financial accounting Governance – Knowledge of the CPA – Cost accounting principles, product costing and analysis – Reporting and sheet items are reconciled Accurate costing of products, identifying cost saving opportunities and reviewing assisting in achieving site strategic goals Ensure the Cost Accountant is effectively managed and held accountable time-table and meet all other reporting deadlines Cost saving initiatives Budget control The post Financial
accurate financial and management reports Assist with cost analysis across different divisions Suitable applicants
report on all and any security issues including cost. 11. Report all deviations to the National Security