Job Description:
Your duties will include, but are not limited to:

• Manage the return of stock from customer sites, ensuring that discrepancies are investigated, resolved, or confirmed to be within acceptable thresholds
• Ensure all stock return transactions are processed accurately and timeously in the relevant systems
• Own and coordinate the end-to-end returns process across departments, working with stakeholders to ensure all related tickets and queries are investigated and closed within agreed timelines
• Report on returns variances at job and contractor level, identifying trends, exceptions, and areas requiring management attention
• Manage contractor boot stock by obtaining monthly stock confirmations, reconciling physical stock to system records, investigating variances, and processing appropriate adjustments in accordance with applicable accounting standards and company policies
• Support internal and external audit processes by preparing schedules, reconciliations, and supporting documentation
• Develop, implement, and maintain policies, systems, and procedures for the control, reconciliation, and reporting of returned and contractor-held stock
• Prepare reports and analyses to monitor returns performance, stock accuracy, and the timely resolution of variances, including conducting root cause analysis of exceptions
• Monitor stock controls and inventory accuracy to ensure compliance with internal policies and financial reporting requirements
• Collaborate with operational, finance, and logistics teams to improve returns processes and enhance inventory management practices

 
Skills & Experience:

• Minimum 5 years' experience as a inventory cost accountant

Qualification:

• Matric and degree – non-negotiable
• CIMA – Beneficial
• Articles complete – Beneficial

 
 
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