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Job Title:   Cost & Management Accountant

Organisation: Steel and Tube Industries Ltd (STIL)

Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda

Reports to: Head Unit/Manager

About US:

Steel and Tube Industries Ltd is one of the largest steel manufacturers and suppliers of quality steel products in East Africa. Our Products include: Roof Products, Hollow Sections & Open Profiles, Smart Tanks, STIL Bars, Wire Products, etc.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Set up systems and processes for the costing function, this includes the full range of Cost Accounting activities.
• Prepare and provide analysis of cost variance.
• Work closely with Supply Chain to provide them with support relating to cost related matters.
• Forecast and budgeting for Product Controllers.
• Conduct Rotational Inventory Audit (physical stock count)
• Ensure internal compliance by assisting the company with physical inventory counts and cycle counts.
• Participate in the preparation of the annual plant operating budget including standard product cost development, budgeted variances, cost center budgeting, headcount requirements, volume analysis and raw material pricing analysis.
• Participates in the coordination & preparation of plants’ operating forecasts.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs.
• Maintaining standard costs of raw materials, packaging, machines and finished products.
• Prepare and advise on Prices of New Products and price revisions.
• Carry out Variance analysis
• Establish costs of business processes such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.
• Develop and maintain accurate costing systems in relation to labor, production methods and material supply.
• Prepare and complete internal Audit costs.
• Inventory Management, making adjustment to Unit costs and inventory units where necessary.
• Fixed assets management continuously updating the Fixed asset register.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Business, or a Related Field Professional qualification of ACCA or CPA (Level 3) is a must
• Minimum of three 3 years of accounting experience in a manufacturing environment, product costing
• Hands-on experience with SAP software will be an added advantage

How to Apply:

All suitably qualified and interested candidates should please submit all applications with updated CVs, photocopies of certificates and academic documents all merged into one pdf file via Email to jobs@stil-group.com addressed to:

Human Resource Manager,

Deals House Jinja Road, Nakawa,

P.O. Box 33784 Kampala.

Deadline: 27^th January 2024 by 5:00pm

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