Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
Job Title: Accountant – Manufacturing
Industry: Paint Manufacturing
Location: Industrial Area, Nairobi
Salary: Competitive
Our client is among the leading Manufacturing Companies in Kenya with decades of experience in dealing with a wide range of paint products.
They are looking to hire a Cost Accountant with excellent organizational and analytical skills.
To ensure success, you should be confident, professional and meticulous with a keen interest in cost-efficient operations of the organization.
Top candidates will have outstanding presentation and report-writing skills, with the ability to work on their own initiative and as part of a team. .

Cost Accountant Roles & Responsibilities;
• Develop and maintain the cost accounting system, documents and records of the organization.
• Analyze and recommend costs and cost savings.
• Prepare and complete internal cost audits.
• Comply with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for financial statements.
• Analyze the data collected and log a detailed record of the results.
• Analyze any changes in products produced in order to determine what effect it has on the cost.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Make estimates of new and proposed product costs.
• Provide management with reports that specify and compare factors that affect prices and profitability of products or services.
• Assist in audits and general ledger preparation.
• Conduct physical inventories and monitor the cycle count program.
• Monitor actual v/s budgeted consumption of materials and other variables for control purposes.
• Preparation of an error free and accurate contribution, gross profit and EBITDA analysis on a monthly basis.
• New product costing from time to time as well as scenario-based costing to assist decision making (price and volume scenarios, cost reduction scenarios)
• Monitor and verify raw material costing to ensure correct material prices and product costs are maintained and updated in the system for correct and timely management reports.
• Preparation of timely and accurate profitability reports quarterly (Contribution Margin / GP Margin / EBITDA margin)
• Creation and adjustment of bill of material in ERP system.

Cost Accountant Skills & Qualifications;
• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or related field.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license.
• At least Three (3) years of Cost Accounting work experience (essential).
• Must have prior experience in Manufacturing.
• Sound understanding of Accounting principles.
• Solid cost systems background.
• Analytical thinker with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail with superb organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent report-writing, communication and IT skills.

Job Qualifications : Not Specified

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 36

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

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Job application procedure
Qualified & Interested candidates should send their application along with detailed CV indicating their daytime contact details to vacancies@gaprecruitment.co.ke  by Thursday 8th April 2021.
The subject of the email should be Accountant – Manufacturing.

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