Job Vacancy: Inventory
& Cost Accountant
Location: Mombasa, Kenya
Requirements:
The successful candidate will
possess:
·
3+ years of cost management and
stocks control experience, preferably at a manufacturing company. Must have a
strong cost accounting background, a good understanding of accounting principles
and excellent analytical skills.
·
Relevant professional qualification
such as CPA, CIMA, ACCA,
·
Be a member in good standing of ICPAK
or equivalent professional body.
·
Relevant university degree will be an
added advantage.
·
Good working knowledge of SAGE PASTEL
accounting software will be an added advantage.
·
Pre-requisite knowledge and skills
on:
1.
proficiency in cost accounting –
ability to plan, collect and analyse data to determine costs of business
activity such as raw material purchases, inventory, labour, fuel costs, etc;
2.
Quantitative and analytical skills –
ability to collect, analyse data and record results and come up with accurate
reports;
3.
Inventory management;
4.
General bookkeeping and proficiency
in computer applications
5.
International Financial Reporting
Standards; VAT Act; Income Tax Act;
6.
Excellent communication and
interpersonal skills;
7.
Focused and ability to prioritize
8.
Able to work in a fast-paced
environment and cope with pressure
9.
Organizational skills
10.
Team player
11.
Customer service skills
12.
Excellent written, oral and
presentation skills
13.
Sense of urgency with good eye for
detail and accuracy
Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Ascertainment of cost and
determining the selling price:
·
Providing an accurate analysis of
cost per unit of the different products manufactured by the company;
·
Providing necessary data for the
fixation of selling price of products manufactured;
·
Computing profits earned on each of
the products and advising management as to how these profits can be improved.
2.Cost control:
·
Maintaining costs to the lowest point
consistent with the most efficient operating conditions;
·
Analyzing wastage in each process of
manufacture and implementation of necessary control measures to minimize the
wastage;
·
Implementing cost control systems
like Budgetary Control and Standard Costing for the control of expenditure on
raw materials, labour and overheads.
3. Inventory management:
·
Managing the stocks of the company,
including conducting physical stock-takes and monitoring stock levels to ensure
there are no stock outs;
·
control of inventory so that there
may be minimum locking up of capital in stocks of raw materials, stores,
work-in-process and finished goods;
·
Implementation and monitoring of
internal controls over inventory.
4. Reporting:
·
Collection and presentation of such
information as is required by management in its task of planning and making
decisions.
Interested candidates are invited to
strictly email their cover letter and CV to careers@hrmconnection.com before
end of day 15th February 2020.
Only short listed candidates will be
contacted