Accountant

Responsibilities:

Financial Accounting:

• Post journal entries and maintain the general ledger, including accruals, prepayments, and adjustments.
• Perform bank, vendor, and intercompany reconciliations.
• Support month-end and year-end close, including preparation of schedules and supporting workpapers.
• Assist in preparing financial statements (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) and management reports.

Cost & Inventory Accounting:

• Maintain and reconcile standard/actual costing for raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods.
• Track and analyze cost of goods sold (COGS), production variances (material, labor, overhead), and yield/scrap losses.
• Perform periodic physical and cycle inventory counts; investigate and resolve stock discrepancies.
• Monitor raw material, packaging, and finished goods valuation in line with company costing policy.
• Support product costing for new SKUs and cost-saving initiatives with the supply chain/production team.

Accounts Payable/Receivable Support:

• Process supplier invoices, match to purchase orders and goods received notes, and ensure timely payments.
• Support customer invoicing, credit control, and collections as needed.

Compliance & Controls:

• Ensure transactions comply with company accounting policies, IFRS/local GAAP, and internal controls.
• Support statutory audits, tax filings (VAT/WHT/CIT as applicable), and regulatory reporting.
• Maintain proper documentation and filing for audit readiness.
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis as required.
• Collaborate with production, procurement, and warehouse teams on cost-related queries.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Finance Manager.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 2 years of experience
• A minimum of a degree in a related field