Accountant Cost

Head Office Finance Department
Rustenburg, Northwest, South Africa
Internal and External advert

Roles and Responsibilities

Prepare and present monthly cost reports, forecasts, budgets, and financial performance information to management.
Conduct cost, variance, and financial analysis to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
Facilitate monthly cost review meetings and provide financial guidance to departmental managers and budget holders.
Support annual budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and cost allocation processes.
Monitor expenditure against approved budgets and drive cost optimisation and efficiency initiatives.
Oversee costing, budgeting, forecasting, charge-out processes, and financial performance reporting.
Process, review, and approve financial journals, transactions, requisitions, purchase orders, invoices, vendor requests, and policy deviations in line with delegated authority and internal controls.
Maintain and support financial systems including SAP S/4HANA, BPC, Coupa, Concur, AppZen, VatSolve, and related reporting platforms.
Prepare, upload, and validate actual, forecast, and trial balance information for financial reporting and planning purposes.
Review and support VAT reporting, financial reconciliations, and intercompany cost allocations to ensure accuracy and completeness.
Review, validate, and resolve discrepancies relating to service charges, cost recoveries, and intercompany transactions.
Provide system support, user guidance, training, troubleshooting, and governance to finance and business stakeholders.
Act as the primary liaison for Concur and AppZen administration, including cardholder onboarding, maintenance, compliance monitoring, and expense management support.
Review, investigate, and resolve transactions flagged through compliance monitoring processes and ensure adherence to travel and expense policies.
Support internal and external audits by providing accurate financial information, documentation, and audit responses.
Ensure compliance with IFRS, ICFR requirements, company policies, financial controls, governance frameworks, and delegated authorities.
Identify and implement process improvements to strengthen controls, risk management, reporting accuracy, and operational efficiency.
Build and maintain effective relationships with management, finance teams, business units, auditors, and external service providers.
Collaborate across departments to support strategic initiatives, business improvements, and financial performance objectives while promoting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications and Experience

Relevant NQF 7 level qualification.
Minimum 5 years’ experience in costing or similar in a mining environment.
Good knowledge of SAP.
Strong analytical and trend analysis capability.
Advanced systems and reporting expertise.
High attention to detail and data governance mindset.
Strong facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder engagement skills.
Ability to operate across multiple assets and influence without direct authority.
Strategic thinking with operational execution capability.