Commercial Accountant

Duties and responsibilities:

• Assisting Divisional Executive with cost and sales analysis and report
• Preparing forecasting estimates and variance analysis
• Preparation and analysis of various monthly Sales Reports and Sales Estimates
• Preparation of Costings and Maintaining all costing data on the system
• Analysing data and costings for cost saving initiatives
• To drive each change through to completion with the aid of the various departments
• Use knowledge and experience to challenge data where necessary
• Review costings of all products and be able to determine pricing for all Sales related queries
• Preparation and Analysis of quarterly pricing data bases
• Maintaining accurate gross margin records and reconciling to monthly income statements issued by the finance department
• Month end schedules and reports on various costs, margins etc
• Preparation of and continuous improvements on key management statistics in the business (R/kg, throughput, number of wage heads)
• Preparation of annual budgets, ad hoc tenders and new product launch documents
• Helping the Divisional Executive and Financial Exec with ad hoc assignments

Qualifications and experience:

• B Com/B Compt with accounting subjects
• Minimum 2 years work experience in an accounting or production environment
• Manufacturing cost accounting will be advantageous
• SAP experience will be advantageous
• Advanced Excel and Microsoft office

Key competencies:

• Confident and independent person who is a fast learner
• Ability to use own initiative and work with minimum supervision
• Able to work under pressure in order to meet strict deadlines
• Inquisitive and enjoys analytical type work
• Excellent attention to detail
• Energetic and a peoples person