POSITION: COST ACCOUNTANT – SA CONSUMER BRANDS
REPORTS TO: INVENTORY MANAGER – SA CONSUMER BRANDS
LOCATION: BRYANSTON – HEAD OFFICE

JOB OBJECTIVE:
• Support the execution of the inventory costing strategy by performing analysis
• Ensure accurate standard cost accounting and related reporting
• Manage accuracy in BOM’s and RFQ costing
• Assist in the accurate preparation of annual and quarterly budget forecasting
• Analyse data and provide KPI reporting and monthly manufacturing accounts

JOB DESCRIPTION
• Maintain the standard costing system, ensure accurate costing per SKU
• Manage the Master data file, creation and maintenance of master codes and bill of materials
• Provide analysis of purchase variance and job costing
• Prepare and provide detailed analysis of KPI reporting, OTIF conformance
• Manage the activity-based costing model
• Manage the tracking of the manufacturing service level compliance, factory recoveries performance, manufacturing conformance yield and OEE analysis
• Analyse and present the monthly manufacturing accounts
• Analyse the product productivity, NPD costing
• Prepare annual manufacturing departmental budget and quarterly review of the manufacturing forecast

OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS
• Ensure delivery of KPIs.
• High workplace operations standards and ethics
• Act with integrity – honour commitments, take responsibility for decisions, and behave consistently.
• Maintain appropriate communication within and between the functional areas of the Commercial Operations Team

QUALIFICATION AND SKILLS
• Bcom/BTech – Cost & Management accounting
• 5-10 years manufacturing experience
• Syspro ERP experience preferable
• Experience in Pharmaceuticals Advantageous
• MS Excel(advanced), ODBC, Sql report writingProficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Analytical skills
• Professional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills