Cost Accountant

Our client a leading Regional Manufacturing group is looking to recruit a Cost Accountant. The ideal candidate must have prior experience in Cost Accounting.

Key Responsibilities:

• ·         Perform activity of covering production costs and costs of sales.
• ·         Product development and overhead.
• ·         Compares actual to estimates.
• ·         Analysis of raw material inventory.
• ·         Prepares periodic reports.
• ·         Conduct ongoing process constraint analyses.
• ·         Report on margins by product and division.
• ·         Report on periodic variances, causes, spending variances.
• ·         Analyse capital budgeting requests.
• ·         Perform cost accumulation tasks as a member of the target costing group.
• ·         Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
• ·         Investigate variances and resolve issues.
• ·         Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies.
• ·         Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required ( accounting principles).

Qualifications:

• ·         Minimum Five years’ work experience in Cost Accounting.
• ·         Undergraduate degree in accounting, finance, business administration, or equivalent.
• ·         CPA (K).
• ·         Experience with Big 4 is a plus.
• ·         High attention to detail, strong analytical skills.
• ·         Advanced computer skills on MS Office, accounting software.
• ·         Systems knowledge and familiarity. 
• ·         Proven knowledge of accounting standards and procedures, laws, rules & regulations.
• ·         Ability to adapt to change quickly and multi-task.
• ·         Ability and drive to work independently, solution oriented.
• ·         Ability to determine work priorities, make decisions and take appropriate actions.
• ·         Ability to meet schedules and deadlines of the work area.
• ·         Ability to communicate effectively.

Monthly Net Salary: Kshs. 150,000/= (Approx. 1,500 USD )

Deadline: 28^th February 2017

Applications:

To apply, please follow the link: http://bit.ly/2kzK9uH

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