Plant / Factory Cost Accountant at Jotna Group

Jotna Group is a leading beverage manufacturing and related packaging company which comprises of 3 operating companies, The La Casera Company Plc. (A Leading Beverage Manufacturing Company in Nigeria), Prima Corporation Limited (Largest manufacturers of Preforms & Closures in West Africa), Engee PET Manufacturing Nigeria Limited (Manufacturers of food-grade PET Resins with a world-class plant, located in Igbesa, Ogun State, Nigeria).

Prima Corporation Limited is the largest manufacturer of preforms and closures in West Africa, and proudly servicing the world’s fourth-largest beverage market. A strategic leader - bringing over 20 years of experience in establishing operational optimisation across diverse industries in African FMCG B2B businesses. A wealth of transferable broad-based skills in the areas of manufacturing, Sub-Saharan markets, business funding, and the development of strategies for business turnarounds gained in the FMCG manufacturing sector.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Plant / Factory Cost Accountant

Location: Coker, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Factory Cost or Plant Accountant will be a part of the Prima Corporation finance team and will be responsible for Product Costing, Cost Control, Inventory Management, Book Keeping, Factory MIS and Compliance.
• Working experience on accounting software like Oracle or SAP, Well versed with MS Excel, MS Word and Power Point, Team Player - works co-operatively and productively with others, openly exchanging information and supporting colleagues from around the organization to achieve business goals.
• Continuously identifies opportunities for process improvement with an eye for detail, establishes priorities, tasks and work schedules in advance.

Responsibilities

• Support Plant Controller in estimating product costs to support quoting activities.
• Understanding manufacturing process.
• Understanding yield computations of raw material, updating BOM on regular basis, overhead absorption etc.
• Provides management with timely, relevant financial information so that they can better understand the business and cost/revenue profile.
• Ensure timely delivery of accurate financial reports, monthly and annual accounts to the management team, the parent company and external regulatory authorities.
• Manage Plant Accounts payable, handling Inter Unit billing and Duty payments, manage Plant Petty cash Payment.
• Conduct Monthly Analysis, such as Inventory valuation, Gross margin analysis, Ageing analysis and provisioning, RM Purchase price variance, Review of yield variance and Run material ledger.
• Investigates and recommends improvements to the current financial system, work standards and procedures to contribute towards improving profitability through cost control, improved internal controls and greater work efficiency.

Requirements

• Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree.

Application Closing Date
5th May, 2022.