Cost Accountant

The organisation is recruiting a Cost Accountant for its Hartbeespoort operation. The role forms part of a wider finance jobs portfolio across North West.

About the Opportunity

An experienced Cost Accountant is needed to support operations in Hartbeespoort. The role forms part of how the business keeps its finance jobs portfolio strong in North West.

Day-to-day, the role balances focused delivery with the kind of collaboration that keeps things moving. The successful candidate is trusted to make sensible decisions inside the agreed scope, with line-management support whenever a sounding board is useful.

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 Hartbeespoort much easier.

Tools, systems and information are there to support the role rather than slow it down. The company continues to invest in the technology that backs its Hartbeespoort teams, and the new Cost Accountant will feel that from the first week.

Working in Hartbeespoort

Hartbeespoort continues to grow as an employment hub in North West, with near the Sun City corridor. This role gives you a foothold in one of its busier business communities, with access to the local services, suppliers and partners that keep the work moving.

Accessibility is taken seriously: where the role allows, the team works toward a balance of in-office presence and flexibility for candidates based in and around Hartbeespoort.

Many candidates already living within reach of Hartbeespoort cite the location as one of the role’s quiet wins, with shorter commutes and a real sense of being plugged into the local North West economy.

Candidates should review the listed location, schedule and travel requirements before applying for this role in Hartbeespoort, North West.

Diversity and Inclusion

Equally, the organisation supports a respectful workplace. Applications are welcome from suitably qualified candidates across North West, and recruitment is intended to be fair and transparent.

In addition, the hiring organisation’s applicable employment-equity and inclusion practices will be explained in the final vacancy details for North West.

Inclusive hiring extends through onboarding and into how teams operate every day. Respectful, fair conduct is expected from every team member in Hartbeespoort.

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.

Why This Role

Few roles let you see the impact of your work as quickly as this one. Every shift, project and decision in Hartbeespoort contributes to real outcomes for clients and colleagues across the finance jobs space in North West.

Practically speaking, the role’s development opportunities, training and benefits, if offered, will be set out in the final vacancy details.

Career development may be available depending on the role, business needs and the hiring organisation’s policies.

On top of that, the package, working arrangements and any available support will be confirmed by the hiring organisation for this vacancy.

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 Hartbeespoort 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.

Importantly, the rhythm rewards people who plan ahead but also pivot quickly when North West 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 Hartbeespoort.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement and monitor internal controls to mitigate financial risk
• Monitor debtors’ age analysis and follow up on overdue accounts
• Assist with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting cycles
• Prepare monthly management accounts and supporting schedules
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements and intercompany loans
• Maintain accurate general ledger entries and trial balance integrity
• Compile cash-flow forecasts and variance commentary for management
• Process payment runs and resolve supplier queries timeously

Essential Criteria

• Working towards SAICA, SAIPA or CIMA designation is preferred
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables and lookups
• B.Com or National Diploma in Accounting, Finance or related field
• Awareness of B-BBEE financial reporting requirements
• Sound ethical conduct and discretion when handling sensitive data

Potential is considered alongside experience, so candidates who tick most of these boxes should still be considered.