Deputy Director: Costing and Pricing

About the role

The Government Printing Works (GPW) is recruiting a Deputy Director for Costing and Pricing based in Pretoria. The post covers the development and oversight of costing and pricing systems, cost proposals, work-centre rates and the analysis of departmental profitability.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain the costing and pricing system, and oversee the gathering and verification of pricing data and unit costs.
• Maintain data accumulation and reporting systems for policies, work in progress, standard cost and selling price, and keep cost and selling price databases accurate.
• Advise staff on pricing strategies and compliance with proposal requirements, and make cost proposals more competitive and cost-efficient.
• Manage work-centre rates, including budget per cost centre, recovery rates, allocation of indirect and variable costs and analysis of labour utilisation, material consumption and efficiencies.
• Collect cost and pricing data for bids (in-country and market data) and develop proposal templates and forms.
• Analyse job tickets, close finished goods, deliver completed jobs to customers and review purchase price variances to update inventory and standard cost.
• Review quarterly standard stock cost versus selling price to assess departmental profit, and analyse the purchase price variance report.
• Provide managerial oversight: monitor equipment use and maintenance, evaluate subordinate performance appraisals, build staff capacity through training, write job descriptions, enforce workplace discipline, manage leave and allocate work.

Required profile

• A Grade 12 plus a degree (NQF level 7) in Cost and Management Accounting or BCom Finance majoring in Costing.
• At least 3 years' experience at Assistant Director level in costing, pricing, estimation or accounting.
• Knowledge of the Public Service Regulatory Framework, the PFMA, National Treasury regulations and public service policies and procedures.
• Understanding of the Public Service Act, Public Service Regulations and the Labour Relations Act.
• Valid driver's licence.