Cost Accountant
Full-time
Network Finance
Join a growing FMCG environment where costing sits at the heart of commercial decision-making. This is a hands-on Cost Accountant role focused on inventory, cost control, margins and giving the business a clear view of where the money is going. Key Responsibilities:
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- Product and production costing
- Inventory costing and control
- Cost of sales analysis
- Variance analysis
- Standard vs actual costing
- Stock reconciliations and valuations
- Costing of materials, labour and overheads
- Margin analysis and reporting
- Month-end costing processes
- Audit support and financial controls
- Supporting operations with cost and profitability insights
- BCom Accounting / Cost Accounting / Finance
- 3+ years’ Cost Accounting experience
- Strong inventory and stock costing experience
- Manufacturing / FMCG experience advantageous
- Experience with standard and actual costing
- Strong variance and margin analysis
- Audit and financial control exposure
- Syspro experience essential
- Advanced Excel
- Strong analytical and commercial mindset
- Comfortable working closely with operations
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I also specialise in recruiting in the following:
- Financial Manager
- Group Finance Manager
- Financial Director
- Group Accountant
- Financial Accountant
- Management Accountant
- Cost Accountant
- Financial Controller
- Bookkeeper
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Vacancy posted 14 hours ago
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