Cost Accountant (Factory) at JOF Nigeria Limited

JOF Nigeria Limited is a wholly owned Nigerian Company founded in 1993 as an export and import company, but over time has evolved into a company with diverse interests in Logistics, Real Estate, Manufacturing, Infrastructural Development, Agriculture, Investments, Warehousing and also has the capacity to engage in the distribution of finished goods for some of its clients. These clients include Nestle Nigeria Plc, Unilever Nigeria Plc and Nigerian Breweries Plc, among others.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Cost Accountant (Factory)

Location: Agbara, Ogun
Employment Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Chief Financial Officer

Job Responsibilities

• 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 centres, cost elements, and production planned orders on SAGE.
• Conduct end of month processing including closing and opening of the 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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics and/or Business Administration (2nd Class) 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 PowerPoint 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.

Application Closing Date
30th August, 2021.