Production Accountant

Description:

The successful candidate must possess the necessary attributes to perform the following:
- Effective interpersonal and communicational skills
- Detailed understanding of inventory control / management systems
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- Excellent personal organisation and business administration skill.
- Ability to work productively, efficiently and effectively with initiative and drive under timescales and pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality
- Willingness to learn, improve and adapt.
- Must be resilient. Responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following:
- Improve and maintain stock management system to ensure the integrity and accuracy thereof.
- Coordinate with the production and Procurement teams to ensure records related to inventory are properly maintained.
- Report the Raw Material stock profiles and allocations Investigating, Resolving and Reporting shortfalls and surplus inventory.
- Assist in perpetual inventory stock counting.
- Monitor and evaluate consumables usage and cost.
- Produce daily reports and ensure critical areas in stock systems are controlled and any discrepancies addressed and resolved.
- Provide detailed analysis of all costing.
- Assist departments with preparation of annual budgets and forecast.
- Monthly tracking of expenses against budget and Forecast totals.
- Assist departments to compile monthly financial and technical reports.
- Update and communicate inbound schedule with raw material deliveries and/or order changes
- Perform regular follow-up on orders, deliveries, receipts, and instructions. Manage issues as they arise.
- Attend and participate in meetings related to procurement and deliveries"
- Ensure all moisture adjustments are claimed and processed accurately and on time
- Compare grading documents to specifications and manage discrepancies"
- Ensure all measurement is performed accurately with verified equipment as per verification and calibration procedure and relevant certificates are on file
- Ensure all records relating to production and product movement are accurate and up to date
- Perform and reconcile monthly stock takes"
- Record actual results for value drivers
- Analyse value drivers and discuss root causes with team and agree on actions
- Compile final value driver report and distribute report
- Follow-up on actions with team daily"