Vajas Manufacturers Limited
Vacant
Position: Junior
Inventory Accountant
Vajas
Manufacturers Limited, a 100 Top Brand firm in the country and one of the
largest companies in the promotional products industry.
We
are passionate about helping our clients make powerful impressions using
customer merchandise and apparel. We operate through two divisions, Screen
Printing and Embroidery Brand Solutions:
Job
Purpose: To ensure proper management of all inventories and ensure
that correct physical stocks are reported and always reconciled with the SAP
Inventory balances for all the warehouses.
Key
Duties and Responsibilities:
· Track
and monitor stock movements for all stores in SAP
· Maintaining
and reconcile the inventory ledger in SAP
· Post
inventories for both raw material and finished goods in SAP
· Assist
in maintaining accurate stock listings.
· Facilitate
and participate in random, 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.
· 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;
· 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.
· Assist
with the preparation of schedules and/or reports required by external auditors
in connection with the audit of the annual financial statements
· Regular
review and reporting on Inventory Ageing analysis report and taking
appropriate/recommended actions
· Monitor
all inventory related transactions on the SAP to ensure proper recording,
completion and clean-up of incomplete transactions i.e. transfer orders,
purchase orders and sales orders/return orders
· Diagnose
and resolve causes of inventory variances/discrepancies
· Collate,
document and report all variances reported during receipt of goods from
suppliers/ inter warehouse transfers and ensure proper adjustments are done
after approval by the CEO.
· Assist
the Finance Manager in other relevant tasks as assigned
Qualifications
& Skills
· Must be
proficient with SAP business one, inventory and production modules.
· Must
have minimum of 3 years of experience in manufacturing sector (FMCG)
· Experience
in inventory controls
· CPA
Part two and above.
· Specific
experience in stock accounting and management is mandatory.
· Experience
in stores operations/ management.
· 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
· Person
of high integrity, honest and self-discipline
How to
Apply
Interested
candidates should urgently send their applications and CVs to email
humanresource@vajas.com not later than 17th March 2023.
Due
to the urgency of the positions, interviews will be on a rolling basis until
the right candidates are identified.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview.
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