Cost Accountant

Step into a Cost Accountant role in Komatipoort and make your mark across Mpumalanga. The team is hiring now and wants to hear from sharp, committed candidates.

About This Position

The Cost Accountant position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Mpumalanga. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Komatipoort and across the finance jobs space.

Importantly, the successful applicant is given the room to plan, deliver and review their work without unnecessary noise. The organisation has built its Komatipoort team on trust, and the Cost Accountant role will feel that from week one.

Stakeholders for this position include line managers, peers across the finance jobs team and trusted external partners. Building those relationships early makes the next twelve months in Komatipoort much easier.

Career Growth

Career progression here is real, not a slogan. The finance jobs space in Komatipoort offers a clear runway from delivery into team leadership and beyond, and managers sit down with each team member regularly to map out the next step in Mpumalanga.

Growth conversations happen at a regular cadence — not just at year-end — so the path forward stays current and realistic for every Komatipoort team member.

Internal mobility is encouraged. People who start in Komatipoort have moved into roles in other branches, specialist functions and project teams across Mpumalanga.

Why This Role

On top of that, the company invests in the people who join it. From structured onboarding to ongoing skills development, you will find clear paths to grow your career in finance jobs from your base in Komatipoort. Many colleagues across Mpumalanga have moved into senior roles after starting in positions just like this one.

Recognition matters here. Strong performers are noticed quickly, and many promotions across the business have started in the Komatipoort teams.

Crucially, the company reinvests in its people: paid training, internal moves and the chance to take on bigger projects are all part of how careers in Komatipoort keep progressing.

A Typical Day

Most days begin by working through your inbox, prioritising urgent supplier or audit queries before settling into the books. You move between reconciliations, journal entries and review meetings, breaking out spreadsheets when something doesn’t tie up. Mid-morning calls with operations or sales help you understand the numbers behind the numbers, and the afternoon is usually given to deeper work: management reports, tax submissions or supporting a junior with a tricky reconciliation. By the time you log off, you have nudged the business closer to a clean month-end.

Notably, the Komatipoort office buzzes through peak hours and settles into focused, productive lulls in between, giving you time to plan and reset before the next stretch of work.

No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Komatipoort.

Your Role

• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans
• Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
• Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
• Capture supplier invoices, journals and bank transactions accurately
• Assist with VAT, PAYE and provisional tax submissions to SARS
• Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
• Compile cash-flow forecasts and variance commentary for management
• Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles

Who We’re Looking For

• Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
• Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
• Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero
• B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups

Candidates who meet most of these criteria are welcome to be considered for the role.