Requirements

The successful candidate will possess:

• 3+ years of bookkeeping experience, preferably in manufacturing or retail, at a company with multi-location operations with over $100,000 in annual turnover, or a leading regional or international accounting firm
• Degree in Finance, Accounting or Business Administration
• CPA Section II or equivalent
• Excellent accounting software user and administration skills, preferably SAP
• Strategic thinker who possesses solid business acumen and is able to organize and manage multiple priorities.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact effectively with others, both internally and externally.
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to perform multiple tasks and meet critical deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality.
• Proven ability to make complex and time-sensitive decisions in the best interests of the organization.
• Have a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Fluency in English (both oral and written) and the ability to communicate with sophistication within a business setting.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyze multiple location performance reports and share them with different stakeholders for tracking, performance and decision making
• Prepare and analyze hub variances from the budget and report significant issues to management
• Diagnose and resolve causes of inventory variances/discrepancies
• Collate, document and report all variances reported during receipt of goods from suppliers/inter-warehouse transfers and ensure proper adjustments are done after approvals
• Perform monthly stock reconciliations of physical counts against the system for all categories of inventory /warehouses and highlight variances to management
• Oversee and coordinate physical inventory counts of goods (monthly and cycle counts) for all locations along with regular inspections to identify discrepancies or ways to improve inventory management
• Coordinate with the warehouse team to implement and ensure proper control systems and procedures to reduce theft, damage, breakage and inventory obsolescence
• Regular review and reporting on Inventory ageing analysis report and taking appropriate/recommended actions
• Handle and document approved non-routine inventory transactions i.e. stock adjustments
• Reconcile cash received against sales for each sales location and match with the numbers in the accounting system
• Review, validate and provide reports on vehicle utilization, and consumption in the hub and its spokes
• Match purchase orders with invoices, delivery notes, goods received notes
• Maintain accurate records of invoices, payments and credit notes on the accounting system
• Maintenance of hub petty cash to support operations
• Ensure proper record keeping and storage of all invoices, petty cash, credit notes and purchase return records