Own the Group’s overheads accounting and support the overheads budgeting process
Support COGS and inventory accounting by posting journals and preparing reconciliations
Prepare month-end accruals and prepayments across Group subsidiaries, ensuring accurate postings to support review at all levels of the reporting hierarchy
Support the Company’s standard costing and transfer pricing processes
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations for Group subsidiaries
Review in-month postings to ensure accurate classification, correct subsidiary allocation, and appropriate cost centre coding; make corrections where necessary and provide feedback to prevent future errors
Prepare Group cost centre reports for budget holders
Manage the Company’s expense system and related postings
Support fixed asset accounting activities
Perform ad hoc data analysis and reviews to provide insights and support business decision-making
Review accounting processes and identify opportunities to automate, streamline, and improve efficiency, accuracy, and timeliness of reporting

Excellent communicator, especially with non-financial stakeholders
Highly motivated, a self-starter and able to be agile with business change
Good level of proficiency in excel, able to analyse larger datasets and develop financial reports
Keen eye for detail, able to spot inconsistencies in large data sets and identify areas of control risk
Good understanding of FMCG businesses
Quick learner with good financial acumen.
Opportunity to study an accounting qualification such as ATT/CIMA/ACCA

Assistant Management Accountant

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