The office holder will act in the capacity of a factory cost controller and fixed assets accountant. The role comes with a blend cost and assets accounting, controls, budget and audit supports, and finance leadership.

Job Details

Cost Control 

• Track daily operational costs across slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution with a view to ascertaining production cost per unit of output and order. 
• Identify and investigate discrepancies between standard and actual costs materials, labour, utilities of production.
• Partner closely with the Engineering Team on monthly review of Energy and Maintenance costs. 
• Partner closely with Warehouse Team on inventory reconciliation, stock write- off and other reporting matters. 
• Prepare monthly cost reports, gross margin analysis, SKU profitability and landed cost calculations.
• Support the preparation of monthly forecast and annual budget for the business unit, aligning with production targets and sales forecasts.
• Recommend efficiency improvements in energy use, labour allocation, and supply chain management.

Fixed Asset Accounting 

• Manage sub-fixed asset register for the slaughterhouse. 
• Partner with the Production and Engineering Team on CAPEX requirement, raising and seeking approval for CAPEX.
• Own the end-to-end process of asset capitalisation, depreciation and write-off/disposal/retirement considering all necessary control procedures and approvals. 
• Coordinate external and internal visitors for asset verification and/or valuation exercises. 

Skills and Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing overheads, BOM Bill of Materials, and product costing.
• Ability to interpret complex data and provide actionable insights.
• Familiarity with ERP systems SAP and/or MS Nav 365, and Advance Ms Excel Skill.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field; ACA/ACCA/CIMA added advantage.
• Minimum of 5 years proven experience preferable in an FMCG Company.