Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate financial records, including ledgers, cashbooks, invoices, receipts, and payment vouchers.
• Monitor production costs, including raw materials, labour, energy, maintenance, packaging, and processing losses.
• Calculate production costs per tonne and analyse cost variations, wastage, and profitability.
• Maintain and reconcile inventory records for raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods, spare parts, and consumables.
• Verify supplier invoices, purchase orders, delivery notes, weighing records, and payment requests.
• Monitor supplier accounts, customer receivables, sales revenue, collections, and outstanding payments.
• Prepare bank reconciliations, cash flow reports, payment schedules, and expenditure summaries.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly financial reports, including profit and loss statements, cost reports, and budget performance.
• Assist with budgeting, cost control, financial planning, and working capital management.
• Monitor compliance with internal controls, tax obligations, statutory requirements, and company financial procedures.
• Maintain fixed asset records and support internal and external audits.
• Collaborate with production, procurement, warehouse, sales, and management teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

Requirements:

• HND in Accounting, Accountancy, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years' relevant accounting experience, preferably in a manufacturing, processing, agricultural commodities, or industrial production environment.
• Professional accounting qualification or progress towards ICAN, ACCA, or an equivalent recognised qualification is an advantage.
• Practical knowledge of bookkeeping, financial reporting, bank reconciliation, inventory accounting, and cost accounting.
• Understanding of manufacturing cost structures, raw material consumption, production yields, and stock reconciliation.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software.
• Ability to analyse financial information and identify discrepancies or unusual cost movements.
• Strong numerical, analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
• High level of integrity, attention to detail, and professional discretion.
• Ability to work independently and meet reporting deadlines.
• Willingness to work on-site in Igbarim, Awka, Anambra State.