Titre du poste

Cost Accountant - Gaborone

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Position : Cost Accountant - Gaborone

We are looking for a Cost Accountant.
Job Summary

  • Manage material price changes/variances and inventory control.
  • Cost manufactured products accurately.
  • Advise and implement production stock controls to address variances timely.
  • Assist finance with CSA controls when applicable.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the product costing process for accurate commercial/sales decisions.
  • Serve as the site SAP Product Costing Subject Matter Expert (SME).
  • Analyse purchase price variances (PPV) weekly to ease month-end pressure.
  • Generate period-end plant reports, including PPV, product cost analysis, and usage reports.
  • Evaluate COGS performance impacts before period-end closure.
  • Review consumption reports daily to identify and correct variances.
  • Ensure accurate and timely reporting of direct costs and manufacturing overheads (P&L and Balance Sheet).
  • Manage raw material rebates and related invoicing per vendor contracts.
  • Oversee material master data management and product creation timelines.
  • Support plant inventory control operations.
  • Act as the site corporate governance representative.

Required profile for job ad : Cost Accountant - Gaborone

Qualifications & Experience

  • Degree in Accounting/Financial Management (CIMA/CA preferred).
  • Proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and SAP.
  • 3-5 years of costing/accounting experience in a production environment (preferably FMCG).
  • Stock control experience in FMCG is essential.
  • Competencies & Attributes
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
  • Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
  • Proactive and solution-oriented approach.
  • Team player with a collaborative mindset.

Remuneration & Benefits: Market-related, depending on qualifications and experience.

Job criteria for job ad : Cost Accountant - Gaborone

  • Job category : Accounting, controlling, finance
  • Industries : Services other
  • Employment type : Permanent contract
  • Region : Gaborone
  • City : Gaborone
  • Remote work :
    No
  • Experience level : 5 to 10 years
  • Educational level : Bachelor
  • Spoken language :
    english > fluent
  • Number of Position(s) : 1
  • Salary expectations :
    > BWP 55,000
  • Team management :
    Yes
  • excellent analytical skills
  • PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS
  • Strong Communications and Interpersonal Skills
  • Strong Organisational Skills
  • team player
  • Production
  • Inventory
  • Purchases
  • Maintenance
  • Cost Analysis
  • Manufacturing
  • Finance
  • Balance Sheet
  • Process
  • Accounting
  • Controlling
  • Quality
  • Financial Management
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Type de poste
Temps plein
Lieu du poste
Gaborone, Botswana
Date de publication
12 décembre 2024
Valide jusqu’au
9 février 2025
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Poste : Cost Accountant - Gaborone

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