Junior Cost Accountant

About the role

SA Metal is a large privately owned metal recycling company with headquarters in Cape Town and operations in the Western Cape and Gauteng. It is looking for an analytical, hardworking and dynamic person to join the Finance team as a Junior Cost Accountant, reporting directly to the Cost Accountant and based at the Epping head office.

Key responsibilities

• Maintain an integrated costing system/report with specified primary and secondary cost centres
• Review and maintain data accumulation systems and controls for the cost accounting system and reporting on a monthly basis
• Analyse expenses and allocate them to the correct primary and secondary cost centres
• Report on periodic variances and their causes, especially spending variances, and provide reports and explanations to line management
• Review overhead costs to ensure correct allocation and reporting
• Produce operational costing calculations such as transport job costing and tender costing
• Produce profitability calculations for manufacturing divisions
• Track capital project costs

Required profile

• National Diploma in Cost Accounting majoring in Costing
• Previous experience in a costing environment is essential
• Clear credit and criminal clearance
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, multi-task, pay attention to detail and work under pressure
• Team player with good communication skills, discretion and confidentiality

Required skills

• Advantageous: knowledge of AccPac, TM1 Cognos and Fraxion
• Advanced computer literacy, including MS Office and high proficiency in MS Excel
• Manufacturing and/or logistics background advantageous

What we offer

• Permanent position, standard hours 07h30-17h00 Monday to Thursday and 07h30-16h00 Friday; overtime may be required
• Provident fund
• Medical aid (Discovery hospital plan)
• Life cover at 4x annual salary and funeral cover
• 15 paid leave days per year and long service leave after five years