Port Elizabeth: Cost Accountant – Urgent posted by Jobs2day

The ideal candidate must be in possession of a BCom Accounting degree,with at least 5 years senior level accounting or financial management experience in a large-scale manufacturing environment. A CA(SA) will be advantageous.Requirements:-Consolidate monthly cost and production reports from divisional financial managers.Monitor expenses against budget and highlight over expenditure.Prepare consolidated monthly forecasts and rolling estimates.Manage the finance and sales of the company’s GP operations.Produce weekly production KPI reports internally and for contract growers.Daily water/electricity usage and analysis report. Compare to other farms and NMMM readings/accounts and limit wastagesReport on all energy saving initiatives with third parties and confirm results.Volume/Price/Mix type comparisons for feed to be prepared monthly, comparing to both historical and budgeted information.Prepare detailed costings for all CAPEX projects in conjunction with project & procurementCompetencies:-Computer literacy at an advanced level in all MS Office applications.Excellent data structuring and analysing skills.Good knowledge and experience of the financial environment.Strong cost management knowledge.Great attention to detail.Excellent investigation skills.Excellent analytical skills.Excellent report writing skills.Experience in working with large databases.