Cost Controller Job in Lagos at Hamilton Lloyd and Associates

Hamilton Lloyd and Associates - Our client is a multinational diary company with product sales for over 100 countries. The company employs 19,000 people in 25 countries in key regions such as: Europe, Asia and Africa.
Due to expansion processes in the Nigerian operations, they are looking to fill the position of a Cost controller

Job Position: Cost Controller

Location: Lagos

Description

• Develop, coordinate and manage procedures to ensure the efficient cost control of the Projects, including the recording, controlling, forecasting and reporting of all financial matters.

• Managing all internal and required external management reporting proactively highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Take ownership of the cost control function and ensure integrity of the data being processed
• Interface with project personnel to develop project forecasts and analyse project costs
• Supervise any supporting roles in the project cost control area
• Liaise with clients to clarify cost related issues and develop timely and meaningful monthly invoices.
• Preparation of monthly financial reports for the project. Also prepare other financial analysis as required on an adhoc basis
• Implement financial controls including controlling authorisations of expenditure and cash flow projections.
• Managing the business profitability and ensuring that profit, working capital and cash commitments are duly met.
• Coordinating the budget and forecasting
• Evaluation of New Products and Investment appraisals Ensuring good budgetary control measures
• Co-drive margin improvements.
• Responsible for supply chain finance, both inbound and outbound.
• Drive factory cost and factory recoveries. Highlight usage variances and other factory variances.
• Supports business planning process.
• Develop, implement and control the project accounting and job costing system to meet project requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Accounting/Finance or any related course.
• Must have knowledge of SAP.
• Sound professional.
• 5 years working experience.
• ICAN is a must.
• Should have audit experience.

• Analysis.
• Organization, planning and control.
• Problem Solving.
• Relational.
• Attention to details.
• In respect of the ideal candidate profile.

• Only qualified candidates would be contacted. Please indicate job title and location as subject of the mail.
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