Accounts Officer

The accounts officer will be responsible for the preparation of management accounts, cost analysis, stock control and margin monitoring, ensuring reliable financial information for decision‑making.

Key Responsibilities

1.      Accounting Data Capture and transaction processing

• Record and process payment of supplier invoices for imports, local purchases, packaging, and processing costs.
• Maintain accurate supplier (creditors) ageing reports.
• Allocate costs correctly between raw materials, processing, overheads, and finished goods.
• Prepare sales invoices and follow up on outstanding customer balances.
• Maintain accurate general ledger records.
• Perform bank reconciliations and update the fixed assets register.
• Prepare and submit statutory returns (Income Tax, VAT, TDS, CSG, PAYE, and PRGF) to MRA.
• Prepare monthly management accounts with supporting schedules.
• Ensure proper filing.
• Handle confidential financial information with discretion.
• Act as the main point of contact for auditors and assist during audits

 2.      Costing, Margin & Yield Monitoring

• Monitor gross profit margins and investigate significant variances.
• Monitor and control daily production yields, including wastage and input–output variance analysis.
• Identify and report abnormal yield losses or margin deviations to management.
• Ensure inventory is accurately valued in line with accounting standards and company policies.

 3.      Stock Control & Inventory Management

• Maintain accurate records of raw materials, packaging materials, and finished goods.
• Participate in monthly stock counts and surprise stock verifications
• Reconcile physical stock counts with system records.
• Analyse stock discrepancies, wastage and losses.
• Support accurate inventory valuation in line with company policy

 4. Operational & Administrative Support

• Work closely with the production and operations teams to ensure data accuracy.
• Assist in improving data capture and reporting processes.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned by management.