Cost Accounting Executive (Farm Operations – Field Based)

This vacancy presents a chance to join a leading organization. Role Overview

• The Cost Accounting Executive (Farm Operations) is responsible for providing hands-on financial and cost accounting support to farm and field operations.

• The role serves as the financial control and cost management anchor for farm activities, ensuring accurate cost capture, disciplined cash handling, effective budget monitoring, and timely financial reporting.

• This position is field-based and operational, requiring close collaboration with farm supervisors, operations managers, and the Head Office Finance team to ensure that farm productivity is supported by sound financial discipline, cost transparency, and internal controls.

Key Objectives of the Role

• To ensure accurate cost accounting and financial control across farm operations

• To support management with reliable cost data, expenditure tracking, and variance reporting

• To strengthen financial discipline, accountability, and asset protection at the farm level.

Key Responsibilities: Cost & Farm Operations Accounting:

• Track and analyze farm operational costs including seeds, inputs, labour, feed, fuel, logistics, utilities, and field activities

• Prepare and maintain farm cost sheets, unit cost analysis, and expenditure summaries

• Support product costing and pricing inputs by providing accurate cost data

• Conduct basic cost reduction and efficiency analysis in collaboration with operations teams.

Cash, Petty Cash & Expenditure Control:

• Administer and reconcile petty cash and field cash advances

• Ensure all expenditures are supported with appropriate documentation and approvals

• Monitor daily cash usage and submit regular cash position updates

• Implement and enforce basic internal controls to safeguard company assets.

Budgeting & Performance Monitoring:

• Support the preparation of farm operational budgets

• Monitor actual expenditure against approved budgets and report variances

• Provide explanations for cost deviations and recommend corrective actions.

Reporting & Documentation:

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly farm financial and cost reports

• Maintain accurate records of inventory, consumables, and operational expenses

• Compile cost and operational metrics for management review

• Support internal and external audit exercises with complete documentation.

Payroll & Vendor Support:

• Validate attendance and work records for farm labour (attendance-to-payroll support)

• Support vendor payment processing and supplier reconciliation

• Liaise with procure...