Job Description

Job Summary Our client, a leading player in their industry, is looking for an experienced Cost Accountant to take ownership of key cost control and reporting functions across foreign creditors, inventory, inter-company accounts, and general ledger reconciliations.
This role is ideal for a detail-driven finance professional who thrives in a high-performance, collaborative environment.
This role is based in Sandton, Johannesburg North.
Key Responsibilities:

• Foreign Creditors & Payments:

• Accurately capture foreign supplier invoices to the appropriate GL accounts and cost centres
• Ensure compliance with SARB requirements for forex payments
• Process monthly payments and reconcile foreign creditor accounts
• Liaise with procurement, treasury, and warehouse teams to ensure smooth end-to-end payment cycles
• Inventory & Cost of Sales Accounting:

• Track inventory movements and report on stock trends and obsolescence
• Ensure the correct costing and timely recognition of cost of sales
• Support cycle counts and resolve variances alongside warehouse teams
• Inter-company Reconciliations:

• Maintain accurate inter-company balances across multiple legal entities and currencies
• Process invoices, revalue balances monthly, and prepare audit confirmations
• GL Reconciliations & Cost Reviews:

• Reconcile GL accounts including inventory, VAT, payables, and provisions
• Analyse production and operational costs, flagging discrepancies to management
• Tax & Statutory Compliance:

• Submit VAT201, ITR14, ITR14SD, and other regulatory schedules
• Ensure compliance in VAT processing and stay abreast of legislative changes
• Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning:

• Assist with the development of cost-focused budgets and forecasts
• Provide accurate data for financial models, projections, and scenario planning
• Ad Hoc Projects & Continuous Improvement:

• Participate in finance transformation projects and SOP development
• Identify opportunities to improve creditor management, inventory control, and inter-company processes

Requirements:

• BCom Degree in Financial Accounting
• 5 years' experience in cost accounting, foreign payments, and inter-company reconciliations
• Solid understanding of inventory costing and operational finance
• Proficiency in ERP systems and Microsoft Excel
• A proactive, detail-orientated mindset with a drive for process improvement

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply directly. For more finance jobs, please visit www.networkrecruitmentinternational.com.
If you have not had any response in two weeks, please consider the vacancy application unsuccessful.
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