Cost Accountant at Miro Forestry Ghana Limited

About the Company

Miro Forestry Ghana Limited is a sustainable forestry plantation developer and manufacturer of timber products. The company operates offices in Drobonso, Sekyere Afram Plains District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, with plantations near Agogo and Mampong.

Job Type

Full-Time

Location

Accra, Ghana

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare sales tax invoices for customers and clients
• Update and maintain asset register and verify physical assets
• Prepare stamped dispatched notes for all vehicles for plywood delivery
• Maintain accurate filing system for all company customers and clients for accessibility
• Prepare monthly statements of accounts for all company customers
• Carry out debt collection for due invoices
• Assist finance manager in preparation of monthly trial balance for plymill division for consolidation to the main trial balance
• Conduct and coordinate quarterly and year-end physical stock-take procedures to verify stock items against records
• Develop and maintain the cost accounting system, documents, and job costing records of the plymill
• Analyse production costs and prepare regular reports comparing standard costs to actual production costs
• Make estimates of new and proposed product costs
• Analyse production and operating costs, recommending cost savings and waste reduction
• Manage stock costing and control

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance from a recognised university
• Qualified Chartered Accountant of Ghana and member in good standing with the Institute of Chartered Accountants