# Cost Accountant

The Cost Accountant is responsible for managing end-to-end plant finance operations by overseeing standard costing, BOMs, inventory variances, month end financial reporting, and the broader accounting function.Responsibilities : Maintain costing and Bills of Materials in SAGE, ensuring raw materials are properly moved into Work in Progress in the system before production begins. Lead weekly and month end WIP recons, monitor production, analyse material and stock variances, and identify opportunities for cost reduction and margin improvement. Implement and improve SOPs and internal controls, bridging the gap between physical warehouse movements and Sage data to strengthen financial governance and protect assets. Work closely with operations and management teams to improve processes, resolve cost related issues, and support decision making. Prepare and submit management accounts, month end reports, and GL recons to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting. Prepare and manage monthly budgets and forecasts to monitor spend, analyse performance, and support future financial planning. Requirements : Tertiary Financial Management / Accounting qualification - CIMA preferred. 3-5 ye

- **Id**: 3648501
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/pedros-cost-accountant>
- **Role**: Finance
- **Role family**: Finance
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cape Town, South Africa
- **Countries**: ZA
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: closed
- **First seen at**: 2026-10-08T00:00:00Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-02
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T08:24:49Z
- **Board verified**: no
- **Closed at**: 2026-11-07T08:24:49Z
- **Days open**: 30
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1480
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 4472363
- **Name**: Pedros Chicken
- **Domain**: pedroschicken.co.zm
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/pedros-chicken>
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Simplify

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 77
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.909
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 32
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Trust

- **Level**: not_scored
- **Days open**: 30

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-02T23:29:13Z
- Event: close; At: 2026-11-07T08:24:49Z

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