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Job Summary This critical role involves the continual analysis of product costs, the development of new product costs, and margin analysis to establish customer pricing. Management: Supervise the cost accounting system and cost ledger. Manage and upkeep standard and actual costs, reporting variances for informed decision-making. Oversee gross margin analyses concerning the company's products, inventory, and overall value. Validate month-end closure procedures for Cost of Sales (COS). Analysing & Writing Reports: Analyse manufacturing operations, equipment availability, and utilization. Conduct ongoing analysis of product costs, develop new product cost estimates, and perform margin analysis. Analyse overhead costs, labour recovery rates, and ROIs. Examine stock for aging, turnover, and accuracy of stock counts. Generate, analyse, and track product costing estimates for new and existing interpretations. Produce Capital Expenditure justifications and assist with funding applications. Support: Support Sales management in analysing pricing and profitability by customer, product, and other sectors. Assist Operations management in analysing Standard Costing, Actual Costing, Variance Analysis, and Stock Control. Contribute to the production of financial forecasts and budgets. Collaborate with sales teams and senior financial management to establish customer pricing. Support the procurement manager in cycle counts and wall-to-wall physical inventory counts, investigating variances. Assist the procurement manager in determining the value of inventory as it changes with market fluctuations. Education: Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or a related field. CIMA qualification. Experience: Previous experience as a Cost Accountant in a manufacturing environment. In-depth understanding of business accounting procedures. Excellent computer skills. Advanced knowledge of Excel and accounting software. Strong proficiency in the English language and report writing. Effective time management. Keen attention to detail.

Sentinel Staffing Services

No 5 Botano Building, 1285 Embankment ave, Centurion

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Sentinel Staffing Services was established in 1999 together with a group of specialized personnel consultants who had a vision of making a difference in the Human Resources Industry. Sentinel Staffing Services offers there expertise in the human resources recruitment field and takes pride in there service as well as a professional approach towards assessing our clients staffing needs. We commit to providing the best-suited candidates for any given position with a prompt response time. Sentinel Staffing Services has an extensive database of permanent and temporary candidates, and is constantly growing by the following means: Networking with other agencies Advertising in both local and national media Online databases Head hunting Our database consists of candidates in the following fields: OFFICE SUPPORT, RECEPTION, SWITCHBOARD, PA SECRETARIAL, BOOKKEEPERS, DEBTORS AND CREDITORS CLERKS, ACCOUNTANTS, FINANCIAL MANAGERS, SALES AND MARKETING, INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL SALES, TELESALES, HUMAN RESOURCES, SALARY AND WAGES CLERKS, LITIGATION, CONVEYANCING, PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANTS, ENGINEERING, IT, MANAGEMENT, TECHNICAL STAFF, MILLWRIGHTS, BOILERMAKERS, ELECTRICIANS, MECHANICS, WAREHOUSING, LOGISTICS, DESPATCH AND STOCK CONTROLLERS Sentinel Staffing Services offers a comprehensive recruitment service including: xe2x80xa2Assisting with drawing up comprehensive job descriptions. xe2x80xa2Sourcing suitable candidates xe2x80xa2Qualifying and screening candidates per telephonic and face-to-face interviews xe2x80xa2Creating an initial short-list of potential candidates. xe2x80xa2References checking all short listed candidates xe2x80xa2Supplying a short-list of candidates for interviews to the client. xe2x80xa2Coordinating interviews with short-listed candidates xe2x80xa2Acting as independent mediator to assist during interviews of short-listed applicants xe2x80xa2Liaising with candidates regarding job offers xe2x80xa2Regretting unsuccessful candidates

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