Assistant Cost & Management Accountant (Harare)

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the company’s annual financial budgets.
• Planning and creation of financial business budgets.
• Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly variance analysis monitoring actual expenses against the business plan.
• Ensure compliance with the budget and making adjustments as needed as per company policies and procedures.
• Conducting monthly, quarterly and yearly stock takes.
• Identifies areas of inefficiency and suggests ways to reduce costs by analysing the cost of production, labour, materials, and other expenses.
• Develops product-costing models by understanding how changes in materials, labour, overhead and other resources affect product costing in accordance with the company business company model.
• Implementing cost controls and cash conservative initiatives through developing and implementing cost control strategies.
• Offers decision support and recommendations by analysing cost drivers.
• Advising in cost estimations, pricing decisions and forecasting by assessing the cost of new products or services for both inputs and constructions projects.
• Prepare and control of company business model regarding profitability of the business in line with the company business philosophy.
• Responsible for month-end and year-end financial closing.
• Participate in quarterly and annual audits.
• Carry out cost of sales reconciliation.
• Managing of the company’s financial functions, cost analysis and management, budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Prepare and control of the company assets register and stock valuation.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field.
• ACCA or CIMA or CIS qualification is a strong added advantage.
• At least two years of experience in cost and management accounting.
• Excellent knowledge of cost accounting principles and practices.
• Proficient in Microsoft excel and accounting software.
• Knowledge of project management is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite.

Job Skills and Competences:

• Willingness to relocate, stay and live on the farm and adapt to the farm life is a prerequisite.
• Excellent logical and critical thinking problem-solving skills.
• Ability to meet set agreed business targets and deadlines.
• Ability to provide guidance, sound judgment, confidentiality and interaction with all key stakeholders.
• Possession of strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of the team.
• Have a strong sense of personal organisation.
• Excellent report-writing and verbal communication skills including power point presentation.
• Strong sense of business literacy.

Other

How to Apply

Should you meet the above criteria, kindly submit your application accompanied by a detailed Curriculum Vitae and certified academic certificates. All applications should be emailed to: gffvacancy@gmail.com, clearly stating the position being applied for as your email subject reference.

NB: Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Deadline: 26 January 2024