Accountant Job in Mombasa Kenya

Position:  Factory Inventory Accountant – FMCG
 

Location: Mombasa
 

Reporting To:   Senior Manager – Inventory Management
 

Company Profile: One of the largest manufacturers of high quality edible vegetable oils & fats, margarine, and laundry & toilet soaps in the East and Central African region
 

Job Purpose: The jobholder will be fully in charge of all factory accounting including control of all materials inwards/outwards movements, BOM monitoring, Product costing and management of periodic stock takes process
 

Principle Accountabilities:

• Prepare, Coordinate and manage stock take process
• Monitor materials usage against standard costs and perform relevant usage/volume/price variance analysis
• Ensure accurate and timely preparation of all materials movement and inter stores/location transfers during production process
• Manage product manufacturing process in the accounting software to ensure that the stock ledgers accurately reflect actual factory production process
• Manage timely and accurate product costing process for all products
• Monitor inventory levels to ensure optimal stock positions.
• Review materials usage/costs and guide in establishment of standard costs.
• Lead factory budgeting, budgetary control and forecasting process.
• Timely periodic preparation/review all stock related reconciliations
• Monitoring GRN account and prepare account reconciliation
• Calculation of landed costs for inward materials
• Ensure accurate overhead absorption in product costing process
• Identification and enforcement of cost saving opportunities/action plans

Qualifications & Experience:

• Degree in Business related studies
• Fully qualified accountant – CPA(K)/ACCA
• At least 8 years experience, 5 of which must be in factory and cost accounting for a busy manufacturing concern.
• Sound knowledge on product process costing including standard costing and variance analysis
• Hands on experience in an ERP environment.
• Highly energetic, eager to learn and with special attention to detail

To apply for this position send your CV to mycv@myjobseye.com quoting the position in the subject line and preferred location. 

Kindly also mention your current/ last salary and benefits. 

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted