Send an email about this job to a friend or to yourself. Have you worked for an International manufacturing company at group level leveraging costing, integrating product pricing, accounting, and commercial functions in order to evaluate performance and identify opportunities for business improvement.Based at our International clients head office in Cape Town this is a critical commercial function with the group, interacting with their manufacturing concerns worldwide ensuring the groups efficiency and profitability. REQUIREMENTSMatric, Degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related fieldStrong management accountant skills, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a senior accounting role for a manufacturing business, including prior experience in activity-based costingExcellent project management skills & experience managing complex projectsAdvanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial modellingProven experience in tender management and preparation, demonstrating great attention to detail and accuracy in all tasks and deliverablesGood practical business and financial decision-making skillsAbility to multitask and prioritise tasks effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environmentIT proficiency in Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and PowerPointWillingness to develop a deep understanding of our product offeringExcellent organisational skills to meet goals and set priorities, including the ability to work under pressure and in new environmentsAbility to deal with operations across the globe in different languages with different cultures and time zonesStrong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and lead a small teamDUTIESTeam Management: Lead and manage and provide guidance for a team of two to ensure objectives are met effectively.Tender Management: Demonstrate meticulous attention to detail in coordinating and completing global tenders for apparel retailers.Cost Management:Ensure the upkeep of essential input cost metrics across all production facilities.Validate adherence to Group frameworks for overhead cost allocation across all global operations.Update raw material costs, labour, and overhead recovery rates annually based on approved expense budgets and capacity plans for all production facilities.Quarterly review of performance against the recovery rates, based on actual quarter-end results, to evaluate the necessity for recovery rate adjustments.Oversee the preparation of quarterly cost driver schedules, encompassing both macro and local economic impacts, to be presented for:Incorporation into all bi-annual and annual contract price adjustments.Consideration by senior management in Group forecasting.Project Management:Manage RFID and Variable Data programme roll-outs, ensuring successful implementation and timely delivery.Manage the development and deployment of new costing modules across the group.Financial Analysis:Ensure tender award pricing is adhered to in respective supply regions, with any deviations falling within specified mandates.Estimate Forward Exchange Contract requirements for RFID inlay purchases on a quarterly basis.Salary: R negotiable dependent on experienceJoin us on SOCIAL MEDIA or visit our WEBSITE for more information. See links below. Follow us on Facebook Follow us on LinkedIn Visit our Website Because we specialise in Companies, not specific industries, our focus is your company’s individual CULTURE and DYNAMICS . We are a Cape Town based boutique recruitment agency, who have been running for 14 years and can, collectively, offer well over 70 years of experience to our clients. We believe each of our clients deserves our time to research and collate all relevant data around their company in order for us to present the best candidates. We do not simply send through a CV. We ensure the MATCHING has been done to a “T”, which includes your COMPANY and CULTURE requirements, so you only receive the best and we save your TIME ! How do we deliver positive results saving you TIME? A unique take-on process, eliminating TIME wasting for all parties concerned. Solution driven, for when problems occur. Experts in screening all the resumes that cross our path, ensuring we find the perfect MATCH . Hands-on, from interview process, placement and beyond, making sure that solid relationships are cemented. Continually keeping abreast of South Africa’s stringent Labour Laws. Why should you be going through the painstaking process of sifting through a mountain of CV’s? Your focus needs to be on your job function, most times you end up just recruiting someone out of pure frustration, exhaustion and desperation. It is vitally important not to rush a recruitment process . Our service TURN AROUND TIME is our success factor.#J-18808-Ljbffr