Senior Account Officer, Inventory Job at Dangote Group

Dangote Group is one of Nigeria’s most diversified business conglomerates with a hard – earned reputation for excellent business practices and products’ quality with its operational headquarters in the bustling metropolis of Lagos, Nigeria in West Africa.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Position: Senior Account Officer, Inventory

Job Location: Lagos
Job type: Full-Time

Description

• We are looking for an experienced Senior Account Officer, Inventory to oversee all inventory transactions and assure the completeness and accuracy of inventory costs.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Organize and coordinate periodic physical inventory counts and cycle counts in line with DCP's inventory management policies and highlight variances.
• Carry out valuation of stock after each count and identify obsolete or disused stock for disposal and write-off.
• Revalue inventory at the new approved standard rates on a periodic basis.
• Maintain the general ledger for DCP's inventory.
• Perform period closing and related activities for reconciliation of inventory to general ledger.

Requirements
Education and Work Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree or its equivalent in Accounting or related discipline.
• 9 - 12 years of relevant work experience.
• Professional certification from a recognized body (e.g. ICAN, ACCA) will be an added advantage.

Skills and Competencies:

• Good understanding of trends, challenges, opportunities, regulations and legislations relating to the cement manufacturing industry.
• Advanced accounting knowledge, including experience with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
• Working knowledge and demonstrated experience in the use of accounting packages and systems, including SAP.
• Good interpersonal relationships and people management skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• High ethical standards and integrity.
• Ability to gather, collate and analyze information/ data effectively and efficiently.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Proficiency in the use of MS Office tools.