{"id":30719,"date":"2026-02-26T10:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T10:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/cost-accountant-bramley-jhb\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T00:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T00:26:46","slug":"cost-accountant-bramley-jhb","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=30719","title":{"rendered":"Cost Accountant &#8211; Bramley JHB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Job Description<\/p>\n<p>\tWe are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Cost Accountant to join our team. The Cost Accountant will be responsible for analyzing costs related to production, inventory management, and other operational expenses to help the company make informed financial decisions.<br \/>\n\tThe ideal candidate will have a strong background in accounting principles and cost analysis, as well as the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.<\/p>\n<p>Responsibilities:<\/p>\n<p>\tCollecting and analyzing data about a company\u2019s operational costs<br \/>\n\tSetting standard costs of manufactured goods<br \/>\n\tDeveloping and analyzing cost standards<br \/>\n\tCarrying out cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, including for small businesses<br \/>\n\tEstablishing costs of business processes such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.<br \/>\n\tPerforming account reconciliations<br \/>\n\tPreparing audit reports and presenting their findings to management<br \/>\n\tRecommending changes to the company\u2019s processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profit<br \/>\n\tAdvising executives and upper management on appropriate costing based on financial data<br \/>\n\tManaging the company\u2019s balance sheet and accounting books<br \/>\n\tSupporting other company accountants with invoicing and capital expenditure<\/p>\n<p>Requirements:<\/p>\n<p>\tBachelor&#8217;s degree in Accounting or Finance<br \/>\n\tCPA or CMA certification preferred<br \/>\n\t3+ years of experience in cost accounting or related field<br \/>\n\tProficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems<br \/>\n\tStrong analytical and problem-solving skills<br \/>\n\tExcellent communication and interpersonal skills<br \/>\n\tAbility to work independently and as part of a team<br \/>\n\tAttention to detail and accuracy<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website (  ) or<\/p>\n<p>impacthr.simplify.hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/impacthr.simplify.hr","_company_name":"Impact","_company_website":"","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary":"","_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job_listing_region":[11],"job-types":[18],"class_list":["post-30719","job_listing","type-job_listing","status-expired","hentry","job_listing_region-gauteng","job-type-contract"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings\/30719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-listings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/job_listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"job_listing_region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job_listing_region?post=30719"},{"taxonomy":"job_listing_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/job-types?post=30719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}