Cost Accountant (Food Processing Plant)

Month-end, year-end and audit prep all run through you at an audit and advisory firm in Kathu. If you turn up on time and finish what you start, you'll fit in quickly.

This post is in Kathu (Northern Cape). Please only apply if you can travel there daily. The first two weeks are spent shadowing someone experienced.

• Calculate provisional tax and check the VAT201 before submission
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and clear old reconciling items
• Track stock costing, standard costs and production variances
• Review creditors, debtors and payroll journals from the clerks
• Run the month-end close and prepare the trial balance
• Maintain the fixed asset register and depreciation schedules
• Build budgets and rolling forecasts with department heads

• BCom Accounting or equivalent degree
• At least 3 years of post-qualification accounting experience
• You meet month-end deadlines without being chased
• Working knowledge of IFRS or IFRS for SMEs
• Strong Excel skills, including large data sets and lookups
• Experience on an ERP such as Sage X3, Sage 300, Syspro or SAP Business One

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

• Performance bonus linked to company results
• Hybrid schedule outside month-end week
• Paid professional body membership fees

• If you're applying for a SAICA training contract, check the firm is a registered training office before you apply.
• Show what you improved, such as "cut month-end close from 10 days to 6"; results beat task lists.