Cost Accountant - Manufacturing Firm

Cost Accountant

Job Responsibilities :

- Planning, studying, and collecting data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory and labor.

- Analyzing data collected and recording results

- Analyzing changes in raw materials, manufacturing methods, to determine effects on cost

- Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs

- The Cost Accountant records cost information for use in controlling expenditures

- Should monitor and manage costing in SAP system and control all material movement with cost component

- Should be able to maintain accurate COGS and COGM.

- Analyzing audits of costs and preparing reports

- Making estimates of new and proposed product costs

- Providing management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.

- Maintaining Cost Accounting System

- Assisting in Month end close of the General Ledger

- Conducts physical inventories and monitors cycle count program

- Reconciles finished goods inventories

- Must have a strong Cost systems background and have excellent analytical skills;

- Computer Literate - Strong Excel skills and the ability to use Outlook and Word

- Experience working with engineering and manufacturing personnel on development and analysis of cost standards

- Ability to accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual reports

Job Requirements :

- Should be from the manufacturing industry

- SAP S4 Hana experience is compulsory.

- Product costing experience mandatory

- Male candidates required

- Candidate must have experience in FMCG Manufacturing or production background in Hygiene products.

- Should be available to join immediately, preferable.

- Job posting in ANGOLA/DUBAI.

- Relevant experience and strong working knowledge of management accounting practices

- Strong numeracy and analytical skills

- Proven experience of working in job costing environment

- Strong spreadsheet skills, preferably MS Excel, PowerPoint presentations and high level of competence in the use of other IT systems

- Should have strong communication skills with presentation to Management.

- Portuguese language will be added advantage.