Our client, a manufacturing entity
based in Thika is seeking to hire a Cost
Accountant.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities
- The cost accountant position is accountable
for the ongoing analysis of process constraints, target costing projects,
margin analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities.
- Analyze manufacturing variances generated from
manufacturing operation activities.
- Understanding of standard cost systems.
- Familiar with manufacturing operation and cost
drivers of potential variances.
- Analyze actual manufacturing personnel on development
and analysis of cost standards.
- Help the Plant Controller coordinate plant
monthly production financial forecasts, manufacturing goals and
objectives, financial reconciliations, reports and analysis for plant
management and cost control reporting and recommendations.
- Monitor and provide suggestions to support
continuous improvement of manufacturing facility productivity.
- Compile and analyze manufacturing metrics and
performance reporting, providing operational insights to manufacturing and
company management.
- Provide analysis on capital expenditures.
- Develop a thorough understanding of the
factory ERP; ensure data integrity and consistency to optimize plant
information systems.
- Monthly reconciliation of selected balance
sheet accounts.
- Fixed asset accounting.
- Support audit requests.
Competencies Sought
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to improve current processes and
create efficiencies.
- Excellent critical thinking and analytical
skills.
- Excellent oral and written communication
skills.
- Ability to prioritize and complete assignments
in timely and accurate manner.
Education and Experience Requirements
- 8 years of related accounting and business
experience, of which two years are as a cost accountant in a manufacturing
environment.
- Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office
products including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Undergraduate degree in Accounting, preferred.
- Strong cost systems background and excellent
analytical skills with sound understanding of accounting principles.
- Experience working with engineering and
manufacturing personnel on development and analysis of cost standards,
preferred.
- Experience with ERP systems required.
Interested and qualified applicants
should send their applications and CV’s to executivesearch@humantalentrecruit.com
not later than 14th September 2015.
Please state your Current and
Expected Salary.