Inventory Accountant

  • Full-time

Company Description

We are a fast growing, world class, and dynamic, multi-billion Nigerian conglomerates, established and managed by a team of professionals with decades of management consulting and accounting experience/ training from Arthur Andersen (now KPMG in Nigeria). We are a profitable player in the QSR sector of the Hospitality industry in Nigeria with great prospects and staff strength of over 1000 employees. Currently, our operations span across 17 locations in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, with rapid expansion plans to penetrate more locations in the short to medium term.

Job Description

Job Summary:

An inventory accountant plays a vital role in calculating the value of a company's inventory. Basically, its function is to monitor the net worth of goods and maintain accurate records at all times also to help company determine its profitability and ensure accuracy in valuation.

Responsibilities include:

  • Proper maintaining of inventory account to store.
  • Managing all inventory shipment among outlets.
  • Assisting in the improvement in controls related to inventory
  • Verifying accurate standard costs
  • Monitoring inventory transactions between outlet and warehouse.
  • Reconciling inventory accounts to the general ledger
  • Preparing monthly journal entries as needed
  • Supervising inventory stock counts and ensuring record accuracy.
  • Checking discrepancies and presenting findings
  • Maintaining all stock ledgers and reporting variances.
  • document inventory processes if need be.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of five (5) years experience as an Inventory Accountant.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or Accounting required.
  • An understanding of GAAP in relation to inventory.
  • Proficient in MS Excel.
  • Proficient in the use of ERP eg Microsoft Navision is very important.
  • Flexible and ability to work as a team.

Additional Information

Candidates who do not meet the above criteria need not apply. If you meet the above criteria please send your Curriculum Vitae not later than 2Weeks to the date of this publication.