Job Description: Responsibilities & Requirements
A local industrial refinery company (Agro-Business) is looking for suitably qualified and highly experienced persons to fill the following vacancy as Cost Accountant
Responsibilities
- Perform month-end close activities related to cost accounting
- Prepare budget and forecasts, prepare and analyze variance/margin statement of the various products, sections and cost
- Prepare various financial analyses related to manufacturing methods, inventory and expense information for various customers as needed for decision-making support
- Analyse actual production costs and prepares periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
- Analyse changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing costs, inventory and expense information for various customers as needed for decision-making support
- Record cost information for use in controlling expenditures
- Work closely with the marketing team to prepare estimates of new and proposed product or service costs. Also to provide margin impact resulting from marketing and promotion
- Recommend cost efficiencies in new product layouts
- Provide management with report specifying and comparing tactors affecting prices and profitability of products or services
- Develop and maintain standard costs of finished goods and production components in a worldwide ERP system
- Maintain and improve processes and controls associated with man/acturing costs and inventory valuation
- Lead and manage the quarterly and obsolete inventory review process
- Ensure validity and accuracy of ERP through analysis, internal audit and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing
- Assist in developing and documenting policies and procedures, including system requirements and internal controls
- Represent finance/Accounting on learns designed to improve operations, reduce costs etc
- Plan and complete all tax-related materials
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Qualification Required & Experience
- About 7 years of proven accounting work experience from similar job industry preferably in an FMCG industry
- Minimum Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Finance
- Food industry experience a plus hands an ERP experience preferred 5+ experience cost accounting preferred
- Must have especially with inventory
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- Excellent analytical skills with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and high confidence in stating professional opinion
- Strong grasp of SAGE ERP accounting software concept
- Solid excel skills, especially advanced financial meeting and analytical techniques
- Demonstrated ability to streamline and automate complex processes
Other Requirements
- Age range: 35 to 40 years
- People relations skills
Location: Techiman
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A local industrial refinery company (Agro-Business) is looking for suitably qualified and highly experienced persons to fill the following vacancy as Cost Accountant
Responsibilities
- Perform month-end close activities related to cost accounting
- Prepare budget and forecasts, prepare and analyze variance/margin statement of the various products, sections and cost
- Prepare various financial analyses related to manufacturing methods, inventory and expense information for various customers as needed for decision-making support
- Analyse actual production costs and prepares periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
- Analyse changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing costs, inventory and expense information for various customers as needed for decision-making support
- Record cost information for use in controlling expenditures
- Work closely with the marketing team to prepare estimates of new and proposed product or service costs. Also to provide margin impact resulting from marketing and promotion
- Recommend cost efficiencies in new product layouts
- Provide management with report specifying and comparing tactors affecting prices and profitability of products or services
- Develop and maintain standard costs of finished goods and production components in a worldwide ERP system
- Maintain and improve processes and controls associated with man/acturing costs and inventory valuation
- Lead and manage the quarterly and obsolete inventory review process
- Ensure validity and accuracy of ERP through analysis, internal audit and coordination with inventory control, production and work order processing
- Assist in developing and documenting policies and procedures, including system requirements and internal controls
- Represent finance/Accounting on learns designed to improve operations, reduce costs etc
- Plan and complete all tax-related materials
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CONTINUE READING BELOW
Qualification Required & Experience
- About 7 years of proven accounting work experience from similar job industry preferably in an FMCG industry
- Minimum Bachelor Degree in Accounting and Finance
- Food industry experience a plus hands an ERP experience preferred 5+ experience cost accounting preferred
- Must have especially with inventory
-
- Excellent analytical skills with a strong focus on accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills and high confidence in stating professional opinion
- Strong grasp of SAGE ERP accounting software concept
- Solid excel skills, especially advanced financial meeting and analytical techniques
- Demonstrated ability to streamline and automate complex processes
Other Requirements
- Age range: 35 to 40 years
- People relations skills
Location: Techiman
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