Cost Accountant Vacancy at Hubmart Stores Limited

About the role

Cost Accountant job opportunity is available at Hubmart Stores Limited for individuals who possess Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain cost accounting system, documentation, procedures and processes.
• Determine the costs and efficiency of company purchasing activities and business operations.
• Collect and compile purchasing data for analysis.
• Plan, study, and collect data to determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases/received by/from the warehouse, inventory consumption, production loss etc.
• Analyze data collected, record the results and advise accordingly.
• Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, production methods or services provided, to determine effects on cost.
• Establish standard costs and update them as appropriate.
• Analyze production costs and prepare periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual
• Make estimates of new and proposed product costs.
• Provide management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or services.
• Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions.
• Interpret financial information regarding cost improvements for management.
• Forecast and plan future purchasing costs according to fiscal needs.
• Monitor and recommend ways of reducing production and other operational losses.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the management team.

Experience and qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting.
• Minimum of 4 years proven experience as a Cost Accountant, Cost Analyst or similar role
• Must have a strong cost accounting background and excellent analytical skills; sound understanding of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for financial statements.
• Professional certifications in ICAN/ACCA is mandatory.
• Experience with any ERP, especially Microsoft Dynamics NAV

Application deadline

24th March, 2020.

Application details

Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: hr.hubmart@gmail.com using the “Job Title” as the subject of the mail.

WHO IS Hubmart Stores Limited?

Hubmart Stores Limited is a retail shopping chain of Nigerian heritage, offering multi-format stores in various locations and positioned to offer customers world-class shopping experience as well as a vast range of products. Our unique value proposition lies in our excellent customer service as well as our superior capabilities in the fresh categories.