Cost Accountant (Food Processing Plant)

Your reports shape real decisions at this audit and advisory firm in Burgersfort, so they must be right. This is a good step for someone who wants proper routine and a manager who notices good work.

This post is in Burgersfort (Limpopo). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run
• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items

• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased

• Completed articles at an audit firm
• CA(SA) with SAICA, or AGA(SA) or Professional Accountant (SA) with SAIPA

• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Study assistance for board exams

• Open your CV with your qualification, your professional body and the ERP you know best; that's the shortlist filter.
• Recruiters check Excel skill live, so be ready to build a pivot table and a reconciliation in the interview.