Cost Accountant (Food Processing Plant)

Your reports shape real decisions at this mid-sized manufacturing group in Boksburg, so they must be right. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

The work is in Boksburg, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day. Hours are mostly Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday in busy months.

• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run

• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs

• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• Completed articles at an audit firm

• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Medical aid and retirement fund contributions
• Study assistance for board exams

• Show what you improved, such as "cut month-end close from 10 days to 6"; results beat task lists.
• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.