Cost Accountant at JOF Nigeria Limited

Reporting To:             Chief Financial Officer

Location:                   Agbara, Ogun State.

Job Role:                  

• Preparation of monthly detailed analysis of production costs of Manufactured Goods in terms of raw materials, labour and production overheads and determination of unit costs.
• Preparation of standard of costs and periodic review, for all inventories taking into consideration landed costs, import duties, clearing charges and transportation costs.
• Comparison of actual production costs with standard costs and preparation of materials purchase price, usage and yield variances and labour utilization variances.
• Coordination of the Inventory control process, monthly stock-taking and reconciliation of physical stocks with Sage Inventory module for the Factory's stocks of raw materials as well as the stock valuation exercise.
• Manage Factory cost centers, cost elements, and production planned orders on SAGE.
• Conduct end of month processing including closing and opening of new accounting period.
• Monthly update the Fixed Assets Register with Purchases and Disposals, reconcile the Fixed Assets Register with the General ledger
• Provide Factory management with information on Product costing specifying and comparing factors affecting prices of products

REQUISITE QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE

• (2nd Class) Bachelor's Degree in Accounting, Economics and/or Business Administration plus ACA.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in Cost Accounting in a  manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in the use of Enterprise wide Accounting Application such as SAGE, or SAP, MS Office packages and Power Point Presentation

REQUIRED SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES

• Creative, Innovative, Creative, Good oral and written communication skills
• Strong sense of professionalism, and high attention to details
• Excellent  numeracy, technical and analytical skills and good awareness
• Good interpersonal skills and people management skills
• Must be a result-oriented person, self-driven performer
• Strong ethics with an ability to manage confidential data