Cost Accountant Needed at an Airline Service

We are the leader in Sub Saharan Africa for Airline Catering services. At present, we supply over 1.5 million meals, annually.

We continuously strive to deliver airline catering excellence. Our focused approach touches on every aspect of the product life-cycle from order placement to end user satisfaction.

Our business comprises of seven core segments which include In Flight Catering, Lounge Operations, Restaurant and Bar Operations, Warehousing, Duty Free Outlets and provision of Frozen Ready Meals and Off-shore Catering.

Job Title: Cost Accountant

Job description

• Planning, Studying, and collecting data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, inventory and labor.
• Interacting with Production Planning (PPL) to ensure specifications / grids are accurate and up to date
• Analyzing actual labour, material and overhead cost against standard / budget.
• Researching and explaining variances and reporting as needed
• Working with Finance department to implement and apply costing policies and procedures as derived
• Developing new labour and overhead rates, budget and forecasts timely
• Analyzing data collected and recording results
• Analyzing changes in product specifications, raw materials,  or services provided, to determine effects on cost
• Recording cost information for use in controlling expenditures
• Analyzing audits of costs and preparing reports
• Capturing costs of new and proposed products
• Providing management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Maintaining Costing model
• Assisting in Month end close of the General Ledger
• Support Preparing profitability report by Airline

Desired Skills and Experience

• Accounting Graduate
• A professional qualification from a recognised Accounting Body would be an advantage.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in a similar role
• Technical knowledge of Food Production processes is essential; particularly related to airline and off-shore catering
• Must have a strong Cost systems background, excellent analytical skills, sound  understanding of accounting principles with commercial experience (able to make pricing recommendation)
• Computer Literate – Strong Excel skills and the ability to use Outlook and Word
• Experience working with production personnel on development and analysis of cost standards
• Ability to accurately prepare daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual report

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