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An opportunity has arisen for a Cost Accountant in Oudtshoorn. Suitably qualified candidates from across Western Cape are invited to apply.
What This Role Involves
The Cost Accountant position is part of an ongoing recruitment drive across Western Cape. The brief has been shaped carefully, with a focus on delivery in Oudtshoorn and across the finance jobs space.
Expect a structured first ninety days, with onboarding milestones, regular check-ins, and an early focus on getting comfortable with the systems and processes that underpin the Oudtshoorn team.
Quality is everyone’s job. Whether the Cost Accountant is processing a transaction, supporting a colleague or handling a customer query, the standard expected in Western Cape is consistently high and consistently fair.
What Your Day Looks Like
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 rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when Western Cape operations throw up the unexpected.
No two days look exactly the same — and that variety is part of what keeps the role engaging for the right candidate in Oudtshoorn.
Equal Opportunity
Inclusive recruitment is part of the organisation’s employment practices. Applicants are assessed on relevant qualifications, skills and experience for this role in Oudtshoorn.
B-BBEE compliance is more than a scorecard here. It informs how the business invests in skills development, supplier diversity and community engagement across the country.
Importantly, inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Oudtshoorn.
Daily Duties
- Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity
- Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles
- Maintain the fixed asset register and process monthly depreciation
- Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
- Provide ad hoc financial analysis to support business decisions
- Monitor debtors’ age analysis and follow up on overdue accounts
- Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans
- Support the year-end audit by preparing requested working papers
What You’ll Need
- Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
- Hands-on experience with Sage, Pastel, SAP or Xero
- Strong understanding of VAT, PAYE and SARS e-filing
- Excellent attention to detail and analytical thinking
- Good written and verbal communication with non-finance stakeholders
- Understanding of internal controls and segregation of duties
Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.