Cost Accountant (Food Processing Plant)

Your reports shape real decisions at this mid-sized manufacturing group in Centurion, so they must be right. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

The work is in Centurion, Gauteng, so you'll need a reliable way to get there every day.

• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Draft annual financial statements under IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance commentary
• Improve controls, such as segregation of duties on supplier changes
• Run cash flow forecasts and manage the weekly payment run
• Prepare the audit file and answer auditor queries

• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• Understanding of South African income tax and VAT
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience

• CIMA qualification for management accounting posts
• Power BI or a similar BI tool
• Consolidation experience across several companies

• Study assistance for board exams
• Paid professional body membership fees
• Performance bonus linked to company results

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