Cost Accountant
FMCG, Food Manufacturing
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (B.Com or equivalent)
- Progress towards, or completion of, a professional qualification (CIMA) advantageous
- 2–5 years’ Requirements
- 2–5 years’ Experience in cost and management accounting within a manufacturing environment, including analysis and reporting (FMCG or food manufacturing experience highly advantageous)
- Advanced computer literacy, including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and experience working with ERP systems (SAP advantageous)
- Product Costing and Analysis
- Perform accurate and timely product costings to support both commercial and operational decision-making, ensuring alignment with business timelines and governance Responsibilities Product Costing and Analysis
- Perform accurate and timely product costings to support both commercial and operational decision-making, ensuring alignment with business timelines and governance Outputs and reports are clear, accurate, and effectively communicated, enabling informed and timely decision-making
- Continuously validate and refine costing methodologies to improve accuracy, consistency, and alignment with actual manufacturing processes and outcomes
- Ingredient and BOM Management
- Maintain and enhance the accuracy and integrity of ingredient costing models and BOM-related tracking tools
- Facilitate the distribution and ongoing maintenance of ingredient tools, ensuring alignment and usability across stakeholders
- Investigate and resolve queries related to ingredient costs, assumptions, and system discrepancies in a timely and structured manner
- Conduct regular variance analysis, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions to improve cost accuracy and control
- Support month-end processes through the accurate capture, validation, and analysis of stock take variances, ensuring appropriate reporting and resolution
- Factory Trials and NPD Support
- Actively participate in factory trials to develop a thorough understanding of manufacturing processes for new and modified products
- Provide commercial insight into trial outcomes, including implications for cost structures, capacity utilisation, and capital investment
- in cost and management accounting within a manufacturing environment, including analysis and reporting (FMCG or food manufacturing experience highly advantageous)
Responsibilities
- Product Costing and Analysis
- Perform accurate and timely product costings to support both commercial and operational decision-making, ensuring alignment with business timelines and governance Responsibilities Product Costing and Analysis
- Perform accurate and timely product costings to support both commercial and operational decision-making, ensuring alignment with business timelines and governance Outputs and reports are clear, accurate, and effectively communicated, enabling informed and timely decision-making
- Continuously validate and refine costing methodologies to improve accuracy, consistency, and alignment with actual manufacturing processes and outcomes
- Ingredient and BOM Management
- Maintain and enhance the accuracy and integrity of ingredient costing models and BOM-related tracking tools
- Facilitate the distribution and ongoing maintenance of ingredient tools, ensuring alignment and usability across stakeholders
- Investigate and resolve queries related to ingredient costs, assumptions, and system discrepancies in a timely and structured manner
- Conduct regular variance analysis, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions to improve cost accuracy and control
- Support month-end processes through the accurate capture, validation, and analysis of stock take variances, ensuring appropriate reporting and resolution
- Factory Trials and NPD Support
- Actively participate in factory trials to develop a thorough understanding of manufacturing processes for new and modified products
- Provide commercial insight into trial outcomes, including implications for cost structures, capacity utilisation, and capital investment
- and reports are clear, accurate, and effectively communicated, enabling informed and timely decision-making
