Queenstown: Cost Controller posted by Headhunters

Our prominent client, operating in the Dairy industry, is seeking to employ an experienced Cost Controller to their team based in Queenstown.

An awesome career opportunity awaits.

Requirements

• Grade 12
• Diploma/Degree in: Cost and Management Accounting, Finance or related field
• 35 years experience in cost accounting or management accounting
• Dairy manufacturing experience is essential
• ERP system experience (SAP, Sage, Syspro or similar)
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Ability to work closely with operational teams
• Ability to manage deadlines under pressure

Responsibilities:

Reporting and Financial Insight

• Prepare accurate cost and expense reports for management

• Analyse production performance, trends, and variances

• Monitor and report daily gross profit and margin performance

• Conduct product margin analysis (variable and fixed costs)

• Issue daily operational and financial reports

Cost Control, Standard Costing and Process Improvement

• Maintain and update product costing (materials, labour, overheads)

• Monitor BOM accuracy and standard vs actual cost performance

• Identify cost-saving and process improvement opportunities

• Work closely with procurement, supply chain, and production teams

• Analyse cost movements, material pricing and usage trends

• Support cost forecasting

• Allocate variable and fixed costs to correct cost centres

Stock Administration, Inventory and Reconciliation

• Capture daily production transactions accurately

• Participate in annual stock counts with variance analysis

• Perform monthly inventory and cost of sales reconciliations

• Investigate unusual stock or cost fluctuations

Please note that if you do not receive a response withing two weeks of applying, you many consider your application unsuccessful.