JOB DESCRIPTION

POSITION: Financial and Cost Accountant	DEPARTMENT: Accounts / Finance
LINE MANAGER / SUPERVISOR: Financial Manager	OVERVIEW: To maintain the integrity of the Financial Accounting Function in accordance with sound business and accounting practices, company policy and legislative requirements. Accountable for the on-going analysis of process constraints, target costing projects, margin analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities. The cost accountant must also construct and monitor those cost-effective data accumulation systems needed to provide an appropriate level of costing information to management. Internal Auditing on all systems and processes on an on-going basis in conjunction with the Financial Manager.
OCCUPATIONAL LEVEL: Skilled	OCCUPATIONAL CATEGORY: Clerical

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications Matric or equivalent NQF4 BCom Degree	Experience At least 5 years’ accounting experience Good problem solving skills Keen eye for detail
Skills Good computer literacy in Microsoft applications Advanced Excel General knowledge of accounting Good written and verbal communication skills Report writing and compilation	Competencies Independence Ability to take initiative Drive and Energy Planning and organisational skills Accuracy Numeracy Methodical Analytical thinking

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Financial administration
• Financial reporting

MAIN ACTIVITIES

Financial administration

• Develop and maintain financial accounting processes and procedures
• Audit, Implement and Maintain sound internal controls
• Identify financial accounting risks and develop and implement strategies to mitigate risk

Financial reporting

• Extract information and data for the analysis of accounts, consolidate information and prepare master databases or reporting purposes
• Planning, Studying, and collecting data to determine costs of business activity
• Analysing data collected and recording results
• Analysing actual job costs and preparing periodic reports for comparison
• Recording cost information for use in controlling expenditures
• Analysing audits of costs and preparing reports
• Providing management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of services.
• Maintaining Cost Accounting System
• Assisting in Month end close of the General Ledger
• Preparing Month End Cashflow / Income Statement
• Preparing Quarterly Income / Cashflow Statement
• Preparing Quarterly Liquidity Report
• Preparing Quarterly Asset Report
• Preparing Stats SA Reports monthly, quarterly and annually
• Preparing annual Audit File for Auditors

• Ad-hoc duties over and above the scope of this job description

Submit your CV to:

Ms Rene Schlebusch
Email: 
Tel: +27 (0)11 310 1671
Fax: +27 (0)11 310 1598

This vacancy was posted on 12 January 2016