Job Description

Bakery Stock Accountant Jobs vacancy in Nairobi, Kenya 2019 

Our client a well-established bakery with the specialty in the baking and making of fine baked products like bread, buns, cookies, and cakes is seeking to hire a stock accountant to join their team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining accurate stock listings.


• Facilitate and participate in monthly and annual stock counts.


• Perform monthly stock reconciliations of physical counts against system for all categories of inventory and highlight variances to the management.


• Assist in developing and implementing inventory policies and procedures;


• Report shortfalls and surplus inventory, weekly and monthly for replenishment;


• Ensure that goods received by warehouse are matched with the actual invoices from the suppliers;


• Reconcile stock deliveries with purchase orders and or agreed contract terms, and raise non-conformity reports where applicable;


• Ensure that finished goods dispatched to the customers are matched with the actual invoices issued to the customers;


• Coordinate with warehouse team to implement and ensure a control system to reduce damage, breakage and inventory obsolescence;


• Support accurate and timely financial reporting through ensuring all stock data is updated correctly;


• Manage the monthly financial close process for all categories of stock;


• Ensure proper records and classification in terms of cost and quantity of all inventory items; Finished Goods, raw materials, spare parts and other consumables;


• Ensure stock ledger entries are properly coded and classified;


• Carry out spot checks on stock balances in the warehouse as against the system records to capture any anomalies; and


• Assist the Stock Accountant in other relevant tasks as assigned

Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor degree in Business / Accounting / Finance or related field or Minimum CPA -K


• 3 years minimum experience in manufacturing industry


• Specific experience in stock accounting and management is mandatory.


• Experience in stores operations/ management.


• Computer literate with hands on experience in use of Pastel accounting software, Sage, QuickBooks and ERP


• Good understanding of stock-related operational and control requirements


• Strong analytical and problem solving skills


• Team player with good communication skills


• Ability to work with minimal supervision


• Person of high integrity, honest and self-discipline

If qualified please send your CV to vacancies@jantakenya.com with the title ‘Assistant Stock Accountant’ by 21st August 2019.

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