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Assistant Cost & Management Accountant 

  • Full Time
  • Harare
  • Applications have closed

Green Feathers Farm Pvt Ltd

DUE: 26 JAN 2024

WHO WE ARE:
We are a diversified agro-based business, situated 120 km South East of Harare. We
specialise in sustainable crop production, livestock farming, beneficiation, and agrotourism.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:
As we continue to grow, we are seeking talented and experienced individuals to join our
team in key roles that will drive our future success. If you are passionate about
agriculture, innovation, and making a positive impact, we encourage you to submit your
resume today!

Duties and Responsibilities

• Manages the company’s annual financial budgets.
• Planning and creation of financial business budgets.
• Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly variance analysis monitoring actual expenses against the business plan.
• Ensure compliance with the budget and making adjustments as needed as per company policies and procedures.
• Conducting monthly, quarterly and yearly stock takes.
• Identifies areas of inefficiency and suggests ways to reduce costs by analysing the cost
of production, labour, materials, and other expenses.
• Develops product-costing models by understanding how changes in materials, labour,
overhead and other resources affect product costing in accordance with the company
business company model.
• Implementing cost controls and cash conservative initiatives through developing and
implementing cost control strategies.
• Offers decision support and recommendations by analysing cost drivers.
• Advising in cost estimations, pricing decisions and forecasting by assessing the cost of
new products or services for both inputs and constructions projects.
• Prepare and control of company business model regarding profitability of the business
in line with the company business philosophy.
• Responsible for month-end and year-end financial closing.
• Participate in quarterly and annual audits.
• Carry out cost of sales reconciliation.
• Managing of the company’s financial functions, cost analysis and management,
budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Prepare and control of the company assets register and stock valuation.
• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Job Skills and Competences

• Willingness to relocate, stay and live on the farm and adapt to the farm life is a
prerequisite.
• Excellent logical and critical thinking problem-solving skills.
• Ability to meet set agreed business targets and deadlines
• Ability to provide guidance, sound judgment, confidentiality and interaction with all
key stakeholders.
• Possession of strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of the team.
• Have a strong sense of personal organisation.
• Excellent report-writing and verbal communication skills including power point
presentation.
• Strong sense of business literacy.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
• ACCA or CIMA or CIS qualification is a strong added advantage
• At least two years of experience in cost and management accounting
• Excellent knowledge of cost accounting principles and practices
• Proficient in Microsoft excel and accounting software
• Knowledge of project management is an added advantage.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite

TO APPLY
Should you meet the above criteria, kindly submit your application accompanied by a detailed
Curriculum Vitae and certified academic certificates by 26 January 2024. All applications
should be emailed to: gffvacancy@gmail.com clearly stating the position being applied for as
your email subject reference.