About this role
- We are hiring!
- We’re on the lookout for an experienced Cost Analyst to effectively contribute in maintaining an accurate production costing function within the Mill and provide sound decision-making by gathering, compiling and communicating costing information at the right time in the correct format.
- As a Cost Analyst, you will be responsible for: Internal orders (Creation, maintenance, settlement & monitoring).
- Recording and allocation of material consumption to production orders in SAP for the mill.
- Compiling and sending out a weekly/monthly process cost report.
- Monitoring and verifying of cost allocations.
- Rectifying incorrect general ledger postings.
- Ensuring all mill costs are fully accounted for (incl. contracts).
- Stock verifications and counts when required.
- Mill’s fibre balance and utilities posting.
- Monitoring trends historical raw material consumptions for the mill.
- Production Costing.
- Fixed and variable forecasting.
- Weekly maintenance cost report.
- Assisting with the weekly rolling forecast.
- Ensuring production data on Light hammer is balanced.
- Preparing operational graphs for the plant.
- Compiling Production Statistics (Production, OEE).
- Reporting on fixed and variable cost variances to cost centre holders.
- Preparation of GL recons.
- Ensuring the tasks within the costing department given by supervisors are adhered to.
- Customer Service Request - CSR Assisting in preparation of Budgets (Boms, fixed and variable costs, internal orders, raw material uploads).
- Assisting in ad-hoc exercises requested by the Management Accountant & support to the operation.
What are we looking for?
- BCom Accounting Degree or equivalent A minimum of (0 – 2) years’ continuous experience within a manufacturing environment will be advantageous.
- Must be computer literate (MS Office) SAP Experience, an added advantage