Queenstown: Cost Controller posted by Staff Solutions

Reporting & Financial Insight: 

• Prepare accurate cost and expense reports for management. 
• Analyse production performance and highlight key trends and variances. 
• Monitor and report daily gross profit and margin performance across product categories. 
• Conduct product profit margin analysis, including variable and fixed cost structures. 
• Issue daily operational and financial reports to internal stakeholders.

Cost Control, Standard Costing & Process Improvement:

• Maintain and update product costing, including materials, labour, and overhead allocations. 
• Monitor and track BOM accuracy, standard costing, and actual vs standard cost performance. 
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement across operations. 
• Work with procurement, supply chain, and production teams to ensure all costs are accurately captured. 
• Analyse cost movements, material prices, and consumption trends. 
• Support the development and maintenance of cost forecasts. 
• Allocate variable and fixed costs to correct cost centers.

Stock Administration, Inventory & Reconciliation 

• Capture daily production transactions and ensure cost data is accurate and up to date. 
• Participate in annual physical inventory counts and provide variance analysis. 
• Perform monthly inventory and cost of sales reconciliations. 
• Investigate unusual fluctuations in stock or cost balances.

Job Requirements: 

• Grade 12
• Diploma/Degree in Cost & Management Accounting, Finance, or related field. 
• 3–5 years’ experience in cost accounting or management accounting within FMCG or manufacturing (dairy experience beneficial). 
• Strong understanding of standard costing, BOMs, and manufacturing cost structures. 
• Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Sage, Syspro, or similar). 
• Excellent analytical ability, accuracy, and attention to detail. 
• Comfortable engaging with operational teams and interpreting financial data for non-financial 
• stakeholders. 
• Ability to manage deadlines in a fast-moving production environment.