The Assistant Accountant will assume a support role to the Construction Sector Finance Manager responsible for day-to-day activities for production costs and general expenses, gross profit margin reporting and analytics.
Job Summary:
The Assistant Accountant will assume a support role to the Construction Sector Finance Manager responsible for day-to-day activities for production costs and general expenses, gross profit margin reporting and analytics.
Job Description:
- Assist in the preparation of standard costing exercises.
- Prepare periodic variance reports between actual costs and standard costs to identify variance causes.
- Measure and analyze the various costs of production and costs of distribution of company products.
- Creation of Inventory Codes in D365 to provide Standard Cost of Finished Goods.
- Perform standard cost activations in D365.
- Perform monthly reconciliations for import Clearing and production work-in-progress.
- Prepare journal entries as necessary and analyze inventory revaluation, inventory roll forward and PPVs.
- Prepare overhead and general expense reports.
- Assist in the preparation of monthly management reports.
- Assist with the preparation monthly financial forecasts.
- Preparation of audit schedules.
- Assist with the preparation of annual budget templates and preparation of the Corporate Plan.
- Preparation of monthly BU slides, Leadership pack slides, compile monthly stable packs, and quarterly audit packs.
- Update of BSCs monthly.
- Work on special projects as required.
- Participate in Training and Development activities as required.
- Participate in the development and implementation of and perform all duties in accordance with procedures as per ISO 9001 standards and the Company’s Quality Systems Manual.
- Perform any other related duties as required by the Construction Sector Finance Manager.
Education and Experience Requirements:
- Degree or major in Accounting/Business Management/Finance
- Secondary School passes
- ACCA level 1 Qualification
- 1-3 years’ Experience in Manufacturing/Construction Sector
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite & Microsoft D365.
- Strong communication skills & interpersonal skills.
- Ability to execute in a fast paced and time sensitive environment.