Cost and Management Accountant
Job in
Pretoria, 0002, South Africa
Listed on 2026-08-07
Listing for:
Network Finance
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-07
Job specializations:
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Accounting
Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst, Cost Accountant, Accounting Manager -
Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Financial Analyst, Accounting Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Our client is seeking a Cost & Management Accountant to join their finance team. This role is ideal for a finance professional who enjoys working closely with operations, analysing costs, and transforming financial information into meaningful business insights.
The successful candidate will play a key role in costing, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and operational decision-making. This position provides the opportunity to work closely with senior management while supporting the continued growth and success of a manufacturing operation.
Key Responsibilities- Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting reports
- Develop and maintain product costing models
- Analyse raw material, labour, overhead, and production costs
- Monitor manufacturing variances and investigate discrepancies
- Perform gross profit and margin analysis
- Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow projections
- Monitor actual performance against budgets and provide variance analysis
- Support pricing decisions and profitability reviews
- Analyse inventory, work-in-progress, and finished goods
- Assist with stock valuations and stock reconciliations
- Prepare financial and operational dashboards
- Support month-end and year-end reporting processes
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and process improvements
- Work closely with production, procurement, sales, and management teams
- Assist with ad hoc financial modelling and business analysis
- BCom Degree in Cost & Management Accounting, Accounting, Finance, or a related field
- Minimum 3-5 years' relevant accounting experience
- Experience in product costing and management accounting
- Strong financial analysis experience
- Experience preparing management accounts, budgets, and forecasts
- Manufacturing industry experience advantageous
- Advanced Microsoft Excel
- Costing and variance analysis
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Financial modelling and reporting
- Inventory and stock accounting
- Sage 200 Evolution or similar ERP system advantageous
- Power BI exposure advantageous
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Join a growing manufacturing environment
- Exposure to operational and strategic decision-making
- Work closely with senior leadership
- Opportunity to influence costing, profitability, and reporting
- Exposure to complex manufacturing and operational accounting
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