Reference: DUR002895-SN-3
Our client, a national manufacturing concern, needs your experience and expertise to provide an overview and analysis of COS and Gross Contributions Stats at division level, as well as assist with Sales-related and adhoc feasibility projects.
Duties & Responsibilities
The Person:
- B.Com Degree in Cost & Management Accounting or equivalent.
- Min. 2 to 3 years’ experience in a management accounting role.
- Automotive Industry and Manufacturing environment experience essential.
The Job: Report to the Finance & Commercial Manager:
Financial Strategy: - Participate in organisational Strategy management from a financial management perspective.
General Financial: - Provide financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas.
- Maintain and update accounting system (ERP: LX).
- Ensure compliance with internal control.
Cost Accounting: - Prepare and review detailed product costing analysis.
- Analyse all current stock and make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed stock.
- Calculate and propose potential price increases.
- Review GP percentage of individual BOM’s and identify distress stock.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives.
Costing: - Provide indicative “what-if” costings and impact on profitability for: New Product Generation and Specification to existing products.
- Ensure most current costs are used when calculating profitability.
- Effectively communicate and present findings as well as recommendations to the Commercial Manager, Business Development Manager, Technical team and the rest of the cross-functional team.
Cost Analysis: - Provide meaningful profitability information and recommend ways to optimise OEM profitability and project profitability for new business.
- Recover margin in under-performing categories by highlighting commercial impact (margin enhancement vs volume opportunity) and assist in strategic decision-making.
- Support the Business Development Managers in the use of system tools regarding costing and profitability.
- Support Commercial Manager in considering product rationalisation, mix comparisons and other business improvement opportunities.
- Attend customer and commercial meetings to provide insight into ongoing projects and commercial items.
Reporting: - Create a platform within quarterly profitability review to evaluate the success of project post launch review, providing insight and learnings which can be taken into future launches.
- Develop suitable standard of commercial reports that will provide insight, stimulate further discussion, and assist in decision-making across RFQ patch.
- Work closely with IT to automate reporting where possible.
- Weekly tracking of costings done to create visibility of projects.
Competencies: - Good sense of structure, processes and controls.
- Experience in managing/supervising staff.
- Good grasp of Brilliant Basics.
- Take ownership and accountability for tasks and activities.
- Demonstrate effective self-management in terms of planning and prioritising, and self-development.
- Follow through to ensure that quality and productivity standards of work are consistently and accurately maintained.
- Manage colleagues and client’s expectations and communicate appropriately.
- Demonstrate willingness to help others and “go the extra mile” to meet team targets.
- Participate and drive regular performance appraisals and ensure that own targets and goals are clear and achievable.
Package & Remuneration
R612 000.00 per annum (cost to company)
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