Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Set, upload and monitor standard costs (using a fully absorbed, activity-based model) with the assistance of procurement and operations. This includes new product costings, and amendments to existing standards
• Accurate and timeous loading of new and amended bill of materials
• Report weekly (WPE) on factory performance for the current month
• Review and follow up on open orders, long outstanding orders
• Perform month-end accruals, cut-off transactions, reallocations and validation of accounts for the period close on a monthly basis
• Pro-actively manage variances on a daily basis with the cost analyst, escalating to site management for action, in order to minimise losses
• Perform monthly reporting and validation of material variances, under and over recoveries and continuous improvement projects
• Report on and assist department heads with cost control, budgeting and forecasting (Perform revisions or simulations as needed)
• Ensure full transparency of costs and financial impact to the organisation of major or strategic decisions relating to the factory or cluster of responsibility
• Ensure that capital and operating expenditure and other scenario based calculations are properly investigated, detailed and yield the expected returns
• Ensure that internal controls at the unit are adequate, regularly monitored, compliant with standard operating procedures and to assist with preparation and support during audits and self assessments
• Seek for and support cost improvement opportunities, be an active contributor to improvement projects and initiatives, validate and review proposed savings
• Reconcile and validate inventory, fixed assets and related balance sheet accounts
• Attend stock takes and ensure adherence to standard operating procedures including assisting with the authorisation of inventory write-off
• Provide ongoing guidance and support to cost analyst including the review and timeous delivery of outputs

Qualifications and Experience

CA(SA) / CIMA graduate
IndustryMinimum of 5-8 years experience in a FMCG manufacturing facility in a similar role, exceptions will be considered. Minimum of 3-5 years supervisory experience Oracle experience preferred.

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