Job Summary

• Responsible for monitoring all inventory transactions in the general ledger.
• Ensure the completeness and accuracy of the cost of inventory at the plant.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Organise and coordinate periodic physical inventory counts and cycle counts at the plant in line with DCP’s inventory management policies and highlight variances to the Team Lead, Management Accounting.
• Maintain the general ledger for DCP’s inventory at the plant.
• Coordinate with Production and Materials Management to reconcile inventory records.
• Perform period closing and related activities for reconciliation of inventory to general ledger.
• Carry out valuation of stock after each count and identify obsolete or disused stock for disposal and write-off.
• Revalue inventory at the new approved standard rates on a periodic basis.
• Perform any other duties as may be assigned by the Team Lead, Management Accounting

Requirements

Education and Work Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in Accounting or a related discipline.
• Minimum of five (5) years relevant work experience.
• Relevant professional certification (e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) will be an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies

• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
• Good knowledge and understanding of finance best practices, IFRS, and other applicable accounting standards.
• Good understanding of SAP and inventory control systems with a working knowledge of manufacturing processes.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good data gathering, analysis and problem solving skills
• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.