Assistant Accountant - Plant

Closing Date: 25 May 2026

We’re looking for a detail-driven Assistant Accountant to support financial reporting, general ledger management, stock control, and cost analysis in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role partners closely with plant management to deliver accurate financial insights, drive cost efficiency, and ensure strong internal controls.

Duties & Responsibilities

Financial Strategy

Participate in organizational strategy management from a financial management perspective

General Financial Management & internal control

Provide financial analysis and support to management and all operational areas of the business.

Maintain and update accounting system (ERP: BPCS)

Ensure compliance with internal control

Budget /Forecast

Assist with preparation Operational budget and load budget on the system

Assist with preparation of Operational forecast on the system

Financial Reporting & General Ledger

Prepare financial reports and returns

Analyze and interpret finance reports and statistical data

Generate information and reports for internal and external use

Investigate and action financial variances (budget/forecast)

Compile the weekly BU flash results and analyze variances

Consolidate the compile the BU Capex reports

Compile weekly sales reports

Compile balance sheet account reconciliation

Investigate and action balance sheet account variances

Prepare and post Journal entries

Audits and Financial Period – End processes

Assist with preparations of the year-end Statutory Audit (External and Internal) in line with the consolidates Audit plan.

Prepare ledge balance and an initial balance including all reconciliations, balance sheet accounts and supporting documentation

Prepare year-end reporting Accounting and Tax packs

Follow up and action Audit finding

Cost Accounting

Prepare and review details product costing analysis for all new parts

Analysis all current parts and make recommendations for the financial recovery on distressed parts

Calculate and propose potential price increases

Reviews GP Percentage of individual BOM’s and identify distress parts

Ensure that the routings reflect the time standards and delete obsolete routings

Investigate Purchase Price Variances (PPV)

Identity improvement opportunity and make recommendation for improvement.

Participate in Continuous improvement initiatives

Creditors, Banking & cash management

Verify weekly transfers (creditors and wages)

Review and authorize creditors reconciliations, Exception Reports and payments

Approval of payments on the banking system

Debtors

Maintain and update the tooling account and reconciliation

Review and analyze the debtors age analysis, ensuring timely payments from customers

CAPEX & Fixed assets

Calculate ROI on proposed CAPEX

Complete CAPEX / Disposal / Transfer applications

Monitor and report CAPEX monthly spend vs budget

Maintain and update the fixed asset register (issues Asset No’s etc.)

Statutory Returns

Prepare business tax returns (VAT, UIF. PAYE, WCA)

Comply with value – added tax administration

Review statistics returns

Stock Control

Monitor and review holding

Oversee Stock Takes

Analyses and investigate stock count variances

Maintain the integrity of the Stock Sub system