Job Vacancy: Stock
Accountant
Industrial Promotion Services (IPS)
is dedicated to promoting private sector entrepreneurship and building
economically sound enterprises in the developing world.
IPS invests in projects within East
Africa across a wide range of sectors, including: Food and Agro Processing,
Printing and Packaging, Textiles, Leather processing, Pharmaceuticals, Power
and Telecommunications.
Major producer of high quality
finished leather in the region. LIK has been a catalyst in changing the
industry to focus more on value addition than merely exporting raw hides or
semi-processed leather in wet blue form.
Amongst the most technically advance
tannery in Kenya, LIK operates to the highest environmental standards, relying
largely on local raw materials and manpower.
We are seeking applications from
qualified candidates to fill the position mentioned below:
Job Title: Stock
Accountant
Number Required: 1
Age: 25-35 years
Company: LIK
Reporting: Reporting to the Chief Accountant
Reporting Date: Immediately is preferred, at most within a month
Academic & Professional
Qualifications
·
Bachelor degree in Business /
Accounting / Finance or related field
·
Minimum CPA 2
Experience (Years): Minimum 3 years
Work Experience
(Specifications)
·
At least three years accounting
experience in Manufacturing Environment.
·
Specific experience in stock
accounting and management is mandatory.
·
Experience in stores operations/
management.
Overall Responsibility
·
The Stock Accountant is responsible
for ensuring proper management of company’s inventory/ stock items.
·
Maintains and updates the stock
records, responsible for conducting physical stock counts, perform regular
stock reconciliations and overall monitoring of stock transactions.
Duties & Responsibilities
·
Responsible for maintaining accurate
stock listings;
·
Facilitate and participate in monthly
and annual stock counts;
·
Perform monthly stock reconciliations
of physical counts against system for all categories of inventory and highlight
variances to the management;
·
Assist in developing and implementing
inventory policies and procedures;
·
Report shortfalls and surplus
inventory, weekly and monthly for replenishment;
·
Ensure that goods received by
warehouse are matched with the actual invoices from the suppliers;
·
Reconcile stock deliveries with
purchase orders and or agreed contract terms, and raise non-conformity reports
where applicable;
·
Ensure that finished goods dispatched
to the customers are matched with the actual invoices issued to the customers;
·
Coordinate with warehouse team to
implement and ensure a control system to reduce damage, breakage and inventory
obsolescence;
·
Support accurate and timely financial
reporting through ensuring all stock data is updated correctly;
·
Manage the monthly financial close
process for all categories of stock;
·
Ensure proper records and
classification in terms of cost and quantity of all inventory items; Finished
Goods, raw materials, spare parts and other consumables;
·
Ensure stock ledger entries are
properly coded and classified;
·
Carry out spot checks on stock
balances in the warehouse as against the system records to capture any
anomalies; and
·
Assist the Chief Accountant in other
relevant tasks as assigned
Competencies
·
Computer literate with hands on
experience in use of Pastel accounting software;
·
Good understanding of stock-related
operational and control requirements;
·
Strong analytical and problem solving
skills;
·
Team player with good communication
skills;
·
Ability to work with minimal
supervision; and
·
Person of high integrity and
self-discipline;
Base: Thika, Makongeni
Salary Range (Kes): KES 60,000 – KES 80,000
How to Apply:
Applications together with detailed
Curriculum Vitae, names of three referees, telephone contact, e-mail address
and copies of certificates and testimonials should be sent to the,
Human Resources Department,
Industrial Promotions Services
P. O. Box 30500-00100,
Nairobi
or by email to careers@ipskenya.com