Costing Clerk

Johannesburg, South Africa | Posted on 06/25/2024

Join our innovative and dynamic team as a Costing Clerk.

we are seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented Costing Clerk to join our Admin Department.

You will be responsible for the following:

• Update calculation spreadsheets when new or improved manufacturing processes are established.
• Computing costs and calculating rates for goods, services, and shipment of goods.
• Update these costs on a costing database to enable estimation of costs.
• Maintain a history of all quotes done for reference.
• Update reports when necessary.
• Conduct variance analysis when a variance is reported by a relevant stakeholder.
• Estimate manufacturing methods/times and material costs using the relevant database.
• Maintain database of costs for various types of raw materials by benchmarking costs of items.
• Submit accurate prices on time for proposals/tenders.
• Calculate selling price using the agreed mark up.
• Run monthly costing reports.
• Monitoring expenditures of various projects to ensure that they are within their budgetary limits.
• Seek out ways to reduce costs.
• Set up costing reports and send to Cost Accountant for review and approval.

• Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Recording cost information for use in controlling expenditures.
• Analyzing audits of costs and preparing reports.
• Making estimates of new and proposed product costs.
• Providing management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Maintaining Cost Accounting System.
• Assisting in Month end close of the General Ledger.
• Conducts physical inventories and monitors cycle count program.

• An associate degree in accounting or at least some college accounting courses.
• Two years of experience in lieu of an associate degree.
• Good computer skills, math skills and basic bookkeeping.
• Proficiency with Excel spreadsheets and the ability to work on many projects with different deadlines.