55 Senior Cost Controller jobs in South Africa
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Cost Controller
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Join to apply for the Cost Controller role at Proconics .
The Team Leader: Cost Controllers will provide strategic direction and operational oversight to a team of Cost Controllers across multiple projects. This role serves as the key interface between project teams, cost control personnel, and the finance department. The successful candidate will ensure consistent application of project controls standards, accuracy in financial reporting, and alignment of cost control activities with project objectives. This is a leadership position that demands a proactive approach to stakeholder engagement, team development, and continuous process improvement.
Qualifications/Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in financial accounting / quantity surveying / BCom / BTech or other relevant Engineering or Business degree.
- 7–10 years of proven experience in cost control, project accounting, or engineering in a project-based environment, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership or supervisory role.
- Strong background in project controls, budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
- Experience working on an ERP system.
- Proficient in MS Office and advanced use of Excel.
- Knowledge of New Engineering Contracts (NEC) will be an added advantage.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Cost Controllers to ensure effective support across multiple projects.
- Oversee the development, implementation, and monitoring of project budgets in collaboration with Project Managers.
- Support project resource planning and ensure all commitments and payments follow proper contractual and governance procedures.
- Review and approve financial submissions, including project spend, commitments, and cash flow forecasts.
- Identify potential issues/risks affecting project profitability and communicate them timely.
- Support in preparing and reporting cash flow forecasts, invoicing, and cost accounting aligned with project schedules.
- Maintain Contract Registers and assist in contract management with input from project managers.
- Establish and uphold best practices in cost control methodologies and reporting standards.
- Prepare reports for Steering Committees, variance analyses, and monthly project performance reviews.
- Participate in meetings with project teams, clients, and subcontractors, and take minutes as needed.
- Foster positive stakeholder relationships with clients, vendors, auditors, and internal teams.
- Drive continuous improvement of cost control systems and processes, including automation efforts.
- Support contract management, register updates, and governance compliance.
- Represent the cost control function in high-level meetings, ensuring clear financial communication.
Personal Attributes:
- Strong leadership, team-building, and communication skills.
- High accountability, ownership, and strategic thinking.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work under pressure.
- Collaborative team player with high ethical standards and confidentiality.
- Excellent analytical, numerical, and problem-solving skills.
- Task-oriented with high stress tolerance.
- Willingness to work extended hours when necessary.
- Driver’s License required for travel between Secunda, Johannesburg, and Vanderbijlpark offices.
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Cost Controller
Posted 5 days ago
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Menu Costing & Analysis:
Prepare detailed costing of all menus (à la carte, buffet, banquet, room service, promotions).
Ensure all menu items are costed with up-to-date prices and yield calculations.
Collaborate with chefs and F&B managers to review recipes, portion sizes, and standard yields.
Recommend pricing strategies to maintain target food and beverage cost percentages.
Update costing sheets regularly to reflect market price changes.
Item and Material Costing:
Cost all operational consumables , raw materials, and supplies used by the hotel (linen, cleaning, spa, minibar, amenities, etc.).
Maintain a cost database of all items with supplier price history.
Work with procurement to evaluate vendors and pricing competitiveness.
Verify unit prices, UOMs (units of measure), and conversion accuracy.
Inventory and Stock Control:
Oversee the receipt, storage, and issuance of food, beverage, and general store items.
Conduct monthly and surprise stock takes in stores and all consumption areas (kitchens, bars, banquet stores, etc.).
Monitor inventory movement, stock aging, and minimize pilferage, wastage, and overstocking.
Ensure FIFO (First-In, First-Out) is strictly followed.
F&B and Banqueting Support:
Support banqueting team with custom event costing , including itemized breakdowns for weddings, conferences, and large functions.
Ensure costing of banquet menus aligns with profitability targets.
Assist in forecasting and budgeting for large-scale events.
Cost Reporting & Controls:
Generate daily, weekly, and monthly cost reports including:
Food & beverage cost percentages
Variance reports (actual vs theoretical usage)
Waste and loss reports
Stock movement summaries
Implement internal controls and SOPs for procurement, receiving, storing, and issuing.
Participate in internal audits and compliance checks.
Requirements:
Bachelors degree in Hotel Management, Finance, Accounting , or Supply Chain
5+ years of relevant experience in cost control and stores within a 4 or 5-star hotel or resort
Strong background in F&B operations, banqueting , and multi-outlet costing
Experience with menu costing tools, stock management software, and POS integration
Advanced knowledge of menu engineering and recipe costing
Strong understanding of hotel inventory systems
Proficiency in hospitality software
Analytical and detail-oriented approach to cost analysis
Strong interpersonal skills to coordinate with chefs, banquet teams, and suppliers
Excellent Excel/reporting skills and understanding of cost formulas and markup strategies
Accuracy and timeliness of menu and banquet costing
Reduction in food and beverage cost variance
Inventory turnover and waste minimization
Stock accuracy during audits and stock takes
Cost savings through vendor negotiation and purchase efficiency
Cost Controller
Posted 5 days ago
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain project cost and cashflow baseline documents aligned with approved funding, cost estimates, and procurement strategies.
- Monitor and manage project changes against the approved cost baseline and project charter budget.
- Coordinate cost inputs, forecasts, and changes to support accurate cost reporting.
- Lead the change management process in collaboration with Finance and the Department of Water and Sanitation.
- Ensure compliance by external service providers with agreed change management procedures.
- Compile cost estimates for proposed changes and support verification processes to ensure value for money.
- Maintain oversight of project invoicing and participate in internal and external meetings as a signatory.
- Enhance cost reporting standards and ensure accurate reflection of project health, risks, contingencies, and allowances.
Requirements
- B Degree/B Tech in Quantity Surveying, BCom, or equivalent.
- Minimum of 6 years’ experience in Project Cost Control or Quantity Surveying.
- SACQSP registration preferred.
- Experience in large infrastructure construction projects is highly desirable.
Cost Controller
Posted 6 days ago
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- Ordering and Procurement
- Receiving and Inspection of Goods
- Issuing of Stock
- Stock Control and Stocktake
- System Administration
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Project Cost Controller
Posted 3 days ago
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Overview
A leading Mining Company is seeking an experienced Project and Cost Controller to join their team at their offices in Phalaborwa.
The successful candidate will oversee all capital projects in accordance with the company's procedures and processes.
Key Responsibilities :
- Verify adherence to control procedures.
- Schedule and manage operational tasks to ensure ongoing compliance.
- Establish and track carryovers.
- Manage financial resources and budgeting.
- Prepare reports and maintain records.
- Create monthly reports on CAPEX and equipment repairs.
- Implement and update the JDE System’s asset register.
Key Skills :
- Logical thinking
- Analytical skills
- Team player
- Energetic
- Results-driven
- Proactive
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail
Minimum Requirements :
- Grade 12 (Required)
- National Diploma in Cost & Management Accounting (Required)
- Bachelor’s degree in Cost & Management Accounting (Preferred)
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience
- At least 3 years in a team leader role
- Completion of SHEQ training including First Aid, General Safety, Health, Environmental Training, GHSTC, HIRA - Risk Analysis, SHEQ COP Basic Course, Environmental Awareness, and Quality Awareness
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 3 days, your application was unsuccessful.
This is a full-time position.
#J-18808-LjbffrCost Controller - Queenstown
Posted 19 days ago
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Twizza is the fastest growing, affordable, quality beverage company in South Africa supplying local markets and selected neighboring countries from our manufacturing facilities in Queenstown, Middelburg (Mpumalanga) and Cape Town. We are a passionate, innovative, and entrepreneurial organization committed to excellence, collaboration, transparency, respect, and inspiration.We are looking for a cost controller to provide a comprehensive administrative support function as a Cost Controller to the Cost & Management Accountant. This entails:• Providing timely and accurate information for the preparation and distribution of management reports• Ensuring housekeeping of the ERP system.• Ensure the accurate representation of our product costings through accurate capturing and bill of material reviews and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).• Contributing to the effective management of our stock with cyclical stock verifications.
Key Performance Drivers
- Costing and Systems function by ensuring daily processing of production is posted on time.
- Daily processing of production in line with SOP deadlines.
- Ensuring that Bill of Materials are accurate and amended upon requests and in line with relevant SOP’s.
- Receipting/transferring of raw materials on BC to ensure accuracy of product costing.
- Processing of raw material invoices and ensuring supplier’s statements are in balance at month end.
- Housekeeping of BC to ensure that all old transactions are clean for stock counting as well as product accuracy.
- Stock Management by ensuring that cyclical stock counts are in line and all variances are investigated and managed
- Executing cyclical stock counts in line with SOP’s with Supply Chain department.
- Ensuring that stock balances reconcile to BC weekly and monthly, ensuring we maintain a live ERP system.
- Report Management by ensuring that all reports are accurate, and all deadlines are met as required
- Assist with the weekly and monthly information used by the Cost & Management Accountant to distribute management reports as per committed deadlines.
- Variance analysis on weekly & monthly information to support submissions.
- Assist with the month end processing of information to ensure month end management packs are distributed in line with committed deadlines.
- Financial forecasting and budgeting and to be part of all preparations and forecasting
- Assist in the preparation of annual plant budgets
- Assist in financial forecasting
- Collation of all information and presentation in correct formats.
Grade 12
BCom Accountant or Cost and Management Qualification
Experience
Must have 3 years of experience within the following:
- Production Costings
- Ability to handle pressure and manage multiple issues simultaneously
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence outcomes at all levels and across disciplines
- Strong ability to use Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.
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- Must be willing to be on the Factory floor
- Experience with accounting software, Sage X3 and CaseWare
- Excellent analytical skills
- Integrity, with an ability to handle confidential information
- Be able to read drawings (Advantageous)
- BCom in Management Accounting, or CIMA Qualification (Advantageous)
- Determine and calculate overhead and labour costs
- Calculate, update and maintain standard costs on Sage X3.
- Calculate costing for new products on Sage X3
- Analyse and Investigate standard and actual costs variances for inaccuracies
- Review production and operational costs for recommendation of cost-effective solutions
- Analyse and report sales and profit margins for the production division
- Review, Analyse and Maintain the BOMs and routings
- Managing and Reconciling Stock and WIP for production division
- Responsible for the budgets (expense and capex) and investment proposals for production division
- Responsible for correlating information to assist in cost calculation with various departments, Sales, Production, Planning and Procurement.
- Monthly management accounts and reporting for the production division
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#J-18808-LjbffrProject Cost Controller
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Cost Controller - Queenstown
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Twizza is the fastest growing, affordable, quality beverage company in South Africa supplying local markets and selected neighboring countries from our manufacturing facilities in Queenstown, Middelburg (Mpumalanga) and Cape Town. We are a passionate, innovative, and entrepreneurial organization committed to excellence, collaboration, transparency, respect, and inspiration.We are looking for a cost controller to provide a comprehensive administrative support function as a Cost Controller to the Cost & Management Accountant. This entails:• Providing timely and accurate information for the preparation and distribution of management reports• Ensuring housekeeping of the ERP system.• Ensure the accurate representation of our product costings through accurate capturing and bill of material reviews and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).• Contributing to the effective management of our stock with cyclical stock verifications.
Key Performance Drivers
- Costing and Systems function by ensuring daily processing of production is posted on time.
- Daily processing of production in line with SOP deadlines.
- Ensuring that Bill of Materials are accurate and amended upon requests and in line with relevant SOP’s.
- Receipting/transferring of raw materials on BC to ensure accuracy of product costing.
- Processing of raw material invoices and ensuring supplier’s statements are in balance at month end.
- Housekeeping of BC to ensure that all old transactions are clean for stock counting as well as product accuracy.
- Stock Management by ensuring that cyclical stock counts are in line and all variances are investigated and managed
- Executing cyclical stock counts in line with SOP’s with Supply Chain department.
- Ensuring that stock balances reconcile to BC weekly and monthly, ensuring we maintain a live ERP system.
- Report Management by ensuring that all reports are accurate, and all deadlines are met as required
- Assist with the weekly and monthly information used by the Cost & Management Accountant to distribute management reports as per committed deadlines.
- Variance analysis on weekly & monthly information to support submissions.
- Assist with the month end processing of information to ensure month end management packs are distributed in line with committed deadlines.
- Financial forecasting and budgeting and to be part of all preparations and forecasting
- Assist in the preparation of annual plant budgets
- Assist in financial forecasting
- Collation of all information and presentation in correct formats.
Grade 12
BCom Accountant or Cost and Management Qualification
Experience
Must have 3 years of experience within the following:
- Production Costings
- Ability to handle pressure and manage multiple issues simultaneously
- Strong communication skills and ability to influence outcomes at all levels and across disciplines
- Strong ability to use Microsoft Office, particularly Microsoft Excel.