Our client is a leading FMCG company based in the
country. They seek to hire an efficient and well-experienced Cost Accountant who will be tasked with ensuring accuracy of final product
costing on a monthly basis.
Responsibilities
- Ensure
accuracy of product costing.
- Monitor
actual v/s budgeted consumption of materials and other variables for
control purposes.
- Preparation
of an error free and accurate contribution, gross profit and EBITDA
analysis on a monthly basis.
- Preparation
of weekly COGS report with minimal errors
- New
product costing from time to time as well as scenario based costing to
assist decision making (price and volume scenarios, cost reduction
scenarios)
- Monitor
and verify raw material costing to ensure correct material prices and
product costs are maintained and updated in the system for correct and
timely management reports.
- Preparation
of timely and accurate profitability reports quarterly (Contribution
Margin / GP Margin / EBITDA margin)
- Creation
and adjustment of bill of material in SAP
- Benchmark
and implement best practices in manufacturing & respective areas of
work
- Perform
monthly calculation of absorption of overheads per value stream
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s
Degree in Accounting/Finance or a related field of study. Master’s Degree
will be an added advantage.
- Professional
certification in CIMA
- Minimum
of 5 years’ experience in a similar role, in the FMCG industry.
- Excellent
communication skills, both oral and written.
- Ability
to prepare accurate reports and good presentation skills
- Good
analytical and decision making skills
- Proven
leadership experience, with an ability to work well in a team
How To Apply