Employer: Guinness Nigeria Plc
Our Company, Guinness Nigeria is a member of Diageo Plc the world's leading premium drinks business with an unrivalled collection of beverage alcohol & non-alcohol brands across the Spirits, Wine & Beer categories.
Position: Cost Accounting Manager at Guinness Nigeria Plc
Our Company, Guinness Nigeria is a member of Diageo Plc the world's leading premium drinks business with an unrivalled collection of beverage alcohol & non-alcohol brands across the Spirits, Wine & Beer categories.
Position: Cost Accounting Manager at Guinness Nigeria Plc
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Cost Accounting Manager
AutoReqId: 43885BR
Function: Finance
Location: Aba
Reports To: Operations Finance Manager
Context/Scope
Purpose
► To provide Cost accounting services in the brewery.
► To provide relevant, timely and accurate information to the Manufacturing Accountant on Fixed and variable costs regarding the production of finished goods and work in progress in the brewery, to facilitate prompt decision making.
► To ensure effective Financial control over all manufacturing activities of the brewery
► Ensure effective supervision over the activities associates.
Dimensions
Accountability for variable and other conversion costs for respective brewery site.
Financial
Financial Reporting:
► Ensure daily review Process orders, resolve exceptions and make Process Orders ready for settlement.
► Detailed reporting and investigation into cost variances, waste and BVE and review of BOMs and overhead rates
► Maintain effective and reliable bookkeeping records in line with Generally Accepted Accounting Practices and the relevant SAS.
Financial Control:
► Ensure effective financial control over process changes
► Recommend and effect agreed process changes bordering on financial control in the breweries
► Ensure rigorous variance analysis of variable cost, collating and summarising commentaries from Brewery Leadership team on variances and populating the BPM pack.
Reporting – Internal Contacts
► A business partner members of the brewery leadership team
► Commercial team
► Business Risk team.
► Supply team
The Cost Accountant is required to play a significant role within Financial Control team in the brewery and ensure the timely preparation of financial reports.
Top 3-5 Accountabilities
► Support the (Manufacturing Accountant) Plant Manager in fixed and variable cost control in the brewery.
► Implement all financial processes and requirements as specified by the finance team in HQ
► Handle all matters bordering on ISO, CARM and auditing of the departments processes.
► Support on-going improvements to data quality, efficient financial control & reporting in the brewery.
► Support the Manufacturing Accountant in the annual budgeting process in the brewery on Fixed, variable and VFE items, ensuring adequate rigour in the budgeting process, whilst ensuring that actual expenditure is tracked through variance analysis on monthly basis
Qualifications and Experience Required
► Minimum of HND Academic qualification
► Qualified /Student Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria
► Minimum of 4years working experience with proven integrity.
► Analytical, interpretative and decision-making skills.
► Excellent coaching and relationship building skills.
► Sound IT knowledge in the use of outlook (Microsoft Excel, Vision Executive/XL, Word and PowerPoint).
► Working knowledge in accounting package-SAP
► Good communication and influencing skills
Barriers to Success in Role
Inability to learn fast, adaptation to a new, flexible role and manage relationships with varied stakeholders.
Flexible Working options
Brewery based
How To Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click HERE to apply online
Application Deadline Date
Not stated
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