CareerPlan

Cost Accountant

Johannesburg, ZAFull-time2026-10-06 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop and interrogate detailed cost and profitability models to support operational decision-making and forward-looking financial planning within Branch Banking.

Role type

Senior IC cost accountant with financial analytics and data science capabilities

Builds

Cost allocation, profitability, forecasting, and predictive models

Domain

Banking / Financial Analytics

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

SQL, financial modelling, data interrogation, cost accounting, budgeting and forecasting, data visualisation, advanced Excel, statistical modelling

Preferred skills

machine learning, predictive analytics, business intelligence solutions

Responsibilities

Build and maintain cost and profitability models; analyse large datasets to identify trends and performance drivers; support budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning; translate financial data into actionable recommendations; partner with Finance, Analytics, and Business teams to solve commercial challenges; drive automation and model governance.

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC