Accountant
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Employment Type: Full-time
Department: Finance & Accounts
Job Summary
- Strong expertise in inventory valuation, cost accounting, stock reconciliation, and inventory control.
- The successful candidate will oversee inventory accounting processes, ensure accurate financial reporting, investigate stock variances, and strengthen internal controls across the company's operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee inventory accounting for raw materials, packaging materials, finished goods, spare parts, and other stock items.
- Review inventory valuation, costing, stock adjustments, and provisions to ensure accuracy.
- Lead physical stock counts and reconcile inventory balances with accounting records.
- Review stock transactions and ensure proper documentation and authorisation.
- Analyse inventory variances, wastage, obsolete stock, and slow-moving items.
- Prepare inventory reports, reconciliation statements, cost analyses, and management reports.
- Collaborate with Stores, Warehouse, Procurement, Production, and Internal Audit teams to strengthen inventory controls.
- Support internal and external audits and recommend improvements to inventory accounting processes.
Requirements
- HND or Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance.
- Minimum of 7 years' relevant accounting experience, with specialised experience in inventory accounting.
- ICAN or ACCA qualification is an advantage.
- Strong knowledge of inventory valuation, cost accounting, and stock reconciliation.
- Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, feedmill, or other inventory-intensive industries is preferred.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting software/ERP systems.
What We Offer
- Competitive remuneration.
- Career growth and professional development opportunities.
- A collaborative and performance-driven work environment.
Application Closing Date
23rd November, 2026.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: jobs@sayedfarms.com using “Senior Accountant – Inventory Accounting” as the subject of the email.