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Job Title:   Cost Accountant

Organization:Movit Products Limited

Duty Station:
Kampala, Uganda

Report To:Manager
Corporate Planning and Analysis

About US:

Movit Products
Limited (MPL) is a leading Quality Cosmetics Manufacturing Company in Africa
with operations in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic
Republic of Congo and South Sudan. Movit Products Limited manufactures healthy
beauty hair, skin and nail care products aimed at empowering every person to
face life with confidence

Job Summary: The
Cost Accountant will be responsible for the ongoing analysis of plan costing,
margin analysis, and tracing costs back to underlying activities. The cost
accountant must also construct and monitor those cost-effective data needed to
provide an appropriate level of costing information to management

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

·       Planning, Studying, and collecting data to
determine costs of business activity such as raw material purchases, Machine
and labor costs.

·       Ongoing analysis of Input material unit costs
and suggesting changes where necessary.

·       Value chain analysis of new and existing
products (selling prices and costs of sale).

·       Analyzing changes in product design, raw
materials, manufacturing methods or services provided, to determine effects on
product costs.

·       Analyzing actual manufacturing costs and
preparing periodic reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
(periodical production & price variances)

·       Making estimates of new and proposed product
costs.

·       Providing management with reports specifying
and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products or
services

·       Assisting in Month end close of the General
Ledger

·       Carry out periodical inventory revaluation
exercise.

·       Prepare, analyze and report gross margin
analysis by product, by brand and by category.

·       Evaluating of capital projects before
execution

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       The ideal candidate must hold Bachelor’s
degree in Accounting, Business Administration or Business-related field

·       Possession of professional qualification in
CPA or ACCA .

·       At least three (3) years working experience
in a Manufacturing Environment

·       Experience working with different departments
on development and analysis of cost standards

·       Working knowledge of SAP ERP System is an
added advantage.

·       Ability to independently plan and execute
complex tasks while addressing daily management details and remaining organized
and focused.

·       Ability to assess problems and develop
solutions.

·       Excellent interpersonal, communication and
presentation plus excellent organization skills

How to Apply:

All Interested
candidates are invited to apply through our email
everlyne.silayo@movit.co.ug  copy
office@rcsconsult.net . Indicate the Job Title in the subject line. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Deadline: 21^stAugust
2020

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