COST ACCOUNTANT OFFICER

JOB DESCRIPTIONS:

1. Costing & BOM: Manage BOMs, routings, and standard product costs in Odoo, including FOH allocation.
2. Inventory Valuation: Monitor AVCO valuations, reconcile sub-ledgers to GL, fix stock cost anomalies, and lead stocktake.
3. Variance & Margin Analysis: Track material, yield, and labor variances; analyze root causes behind GPM movements.
4. Expense Control: Monitor production spending, farm/project costs, and purchase price tolerances against budgets.
5. Intercompany & Compliance: Ensure accurate cross-border cost transfers (US/Belgium) and enforce costing SOPs.
6. Budgeting & Cost Saving: Support annual budgeting and drive measurable cost-reduction initiatives.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

1. Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
2. Experience min. 2 years in cost accounting or cost control in manufacturing, FMCG or food/agriculture processing.
3. Core Skills: Strong grasp of product costing (BOM, routing, standard vs. actual, variance) and inventory valuation (AVCO/FIFO).
4. Technical Tools: Hands-on ERP experience (Odoo preferred) and advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/SUMIFS, large data cleanup).
5. Knowledge of PSAK and basic IFRS (IAs 2 Inventories) plus Brevet A/B or CA/CMA progress
6. Experience in Activity-Based Costing (ABC), OEE-based overhead allocation, and intercompany/transfer pricing.
7. Analytical and detail-oriented with integrity and firmness in enforcing cost
8. Hands-On: Comfortable working directly on the production floor and warehouse, not just behind a desk.
9. Communicates cost findings clearly to non-finance staff.
10. Passive English proficiency