Uitenhage: Costs Accountant posted by Talent Scout Recruitment
Posted on 2025-07-15 00:00:00
Employer | Talent Scout Recruitment |
---|---|
Category | Food & Beverage |
Location | Eastern Cape / Uitenhage |
Job Summary
A national supplier of quality to various markets with operations in five provinces, is seeking a thorough and committed individual for the position of Cost Accountant for its Finance operations in the Agriculture division.
The Cost Accountant will prepare and analyze cost and production reports at a centralized level across all Agri Divisions and provinces.
Highlight variances to standard as well as potential areas of improvement to ensure that budget is not exceeded.
This position reports to the Senior Financial and Supply Chain Manager. 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 agriculture and/or manufacturing environment. A CA(SA) will be advantageous.
- 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 companys 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 wastage.
- Report 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 & procurement
- Computer literacy at an advanced level in all MS Office applications.
- Excellent data structuring and analyzing 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.
Click Go Apply to apply online!
Get Similar Job Alerts
More jobs in Uitenhage
More jobs in Eastern Cape
Browse Food & Beverage Jobs
Browse Talent Scout Recruitment Jobs
Apply directly for this position. Please read all instructions carefully.
We do not process job applications; we simply aggregate and display job listings.
More related positions
Uitenhage: Debtors Clerk posted by RMG Recruitment (Pty) Ltd
We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Debtors Clerk to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing debtor accounts,...
View Job
Debtors Clerk
Uitenhage: FMCG Sales Representative posted by RMG Recruitment (Pty) Ltd
Job Title FMCG Sales RepresentativeDepartment SalesReports To CEO Job PurposeTo drive sales growth and market penetration of fast-moving consumer goods by...
View Job
FMCG Sales Representative
Uitenhage: Aftermarket Analyst (Production Planning) posted by Headhunters
Our client in the Automotive Component Manufacturing industry, based in Uitenhage, is currently looking to employ an Aftermarket Analyst Production...
View Job
Aftermarket Analyst (Production Planning)
Uitenhage: Project Manager posted by DotCom
We are looking at getting an external senior project leadermanager that will provide the services required to support the professional project management...
View Job
Project Manager
Uitenhage: Costs Accountant posted by Talent Scout Recruitment
A national supplier of quality to various markets with operations in five provinces, is seeking a thorough and committed individual for the position of Cost...
View Job
Costs Accountant
Uitenhage: Maintenance Technician – Kariega. posted by Headhunters
Our client in the Automotive Manufacturing Industry is currently looking to employ a Maintenance Technician, based in Kariega.RequirementsA National Nated...
View Job
Maintenance Technician – Kariega.
Uitenhage: Production Manager posted by Headhunters
Our client in the Manufacturing Sector is seeking to employ a experienced Production Manager to their team based in Uitenhage, Eastern...
View Job
Production Manager
Uitenhage: PLC Technician posted by RMG Recruitment (Pty) Ltd
REQUIREMENTSMinimum Electrical Mechanical Engineering qualification, B-Tech preferredMinimum 5 years Siemens S7 experience, TIA portal, Profibus, WinCC....
View Job
PLC Technician