Stock Accountant
Position Circumstances
- Career Category: Accounting
- Schedule:Full-time
- Salary: Based on Experience
Maintain accurate inventory accounts and reliable stock costing for Amrita's food and FMCG distribution business.
Protect company assets, identify stock risks early and support timely financial reporting and working-capital management.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Inventory records and costing
- Record purchases, goods received, sales issues, transfers, customer and supplier returns, promotional stock and approved adjustments accurately and promptly.
- Maintain stock records by SKU, warehouse, unit of measure, batch and expiry date, as applicable.
- Verify purchase invoices and goods receipt documents; reconcile landed costs, including freight, duties and other approved charges.
- Maintain inventory valuation and cost-of-goods-sold records in line with company accounting policies.
- Stock reconciliation and controls
- Reconcile inventory records with warehouse records and the general ledger; investigate differences and follow up until resolved.
- Coordinate cycle counts and physical stocktakes with the warehouse team, verify results and document variances.
- Monitor slow-moving, near-expiry, expired and damaged stock; flag risks early and prepare provision or write-off proposals for approval.
- Maintain financial stock records independently from physical custody. Ensure stock movements and adjustments have supporting documents and required approvals.
- Reporting and accounting support
- Prepare stock movement, aging, valuation and variance reports; support month-end closing and accurate gross-margin reporting.
- During the initial business stage, assist with sales and purchase entries, supplier and customer reconciliations, and other routine accounting tasks assigned by the Finance Manager.
- Flag overdue balances, credit exceptions and material stock or cost variances to Finance. Support audit requests and maintain complete, organized records.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
- English - Fluent is required
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Accounting is required
Work History:
- Trade and Export Promotion for 2 years as a minimum
