Cost Accounting Executive (Farm Operations – Field Based) at Agricare Std Plus Ltd

Role Overview

• The Cost Accounting Executive (Farm Operations) is responsible for providing hands-on financial and cost accounting support to farm and field operations.
• The role serves as the financial control and cost management anchor for farm activities, ensuring accurate cost capture, disciplined cash handling, effective budget monitoring, and timely financial reporting.
• This position is field-based and operational, requiring close collaboration with farm supervisors, operations managers, and the Head Office Finance team to ensure that farm productivity is supported by sound financial discipline, cost transparency, and internal controls.

Key Objectives of the Role

• To ensure accurate cost accounting and financial control across farm operations
• To support management with reliable cost data, expenditure tracking, and variance reporting
• To strengthen financial discipline, accountability, and asset protection at the farm level.

Key Responsibilities
Cost & Farm Operations Accounting:

• Track and analyze farm operational costs including seeds, inputs, labour, feed, fuel, logistics, utilities, and field activities
• Prepare and maintain farm cost sheets, unit cost analysis, and expenditure summaries
• Support product costing and pricing inputs by providing accurate cost data
• Conduct basic cost reduction and efficiency analysis in collaboration with operations teams.

Cash, Petty Cash & Expenditure Control:

• Administer and reconcile petty cash and field cash advances
• Ensure all expenditures are supported with appropriate documentation and approvals
• Monitor daily cash usage and submit regular cash position updates
• Implement and enforce basic internal controls to safeguard company assets.

Budgeting & Performance Monitoring:

• Support the preparation of farm operational budgets
• Monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets and report variances
• Provide explanations for cost deviations and recommend corrective actions.

Reporting & Documentation:

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly farm financial and cost reports
• Maintain accurate records of inventory, consumables, and operational expenses
• Compile cost and operational metrics for management review
• Support internal and external audit exercises with complete documentation.

Payroll & Vendor Support:

• Validate attendance and work records for farm labour (attendance-to-payroll support)
• Support vendor payment processing and supplier reconciliation
• Liaise with procurement and operations teams to verify field transactions.

Collaboration & Compliance:

• Work closely with Farm Supervisors and Operations Managers to validate transactions
• Interface with the Head of Finance and Head Office Accounts team to ensure compliance with financial procedures
• Support adherence to company accounting policies and documented procedures.

Reporting Line:

• Reports to: Head of Finance / Finance Manager
• Functional Interface: Farm Operations Manager, Procurement, HR (for payroll inputs).

Qualifications & Experience

• OND / HND / BSc in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 4 - 7 years hands-on accounting experience
• Prior experience in cost accounting, farm operations, manufacturing, FMCG, or production environments is highly desirable

Technical & Professional Skills:

• Strong understanding of cost accounting and operational finance
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and basic accounting software
• Good knowledge of petty cash systems, internal controls, and documentation standards
• Ability to work effectively in a field-based, operations-driven environment.

Professional Certifications (Advantage):

• ACA / ICAN / ANAN (full or part qualification)
• Training or exposure to:
  • Cost accounting
  • Management accounting
  • Inventory / stock control.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

• Highly disciplined, trustworthy, and detail-oriented
• Comfortable working on-site and engaging directly with operations teams
• Strong sense of accountability and financial integrity
• Proactive, hands-on, and solution-oriented
• Willing to grow long-term within agricultural and production finance
• Willing to travel and reside at various company farm settlements as need be