About the Role
The Place (The Smackers Limited) is a leading name in the Nigerian food services and hospitality industry, committed to delivering exceptional dining experiences. We are currently looking for a diligent and numbers-driven Kitchen Accountant to join our dynamic team in Lagos. In this role, you will play a crucial part in maintaining inventory accuracy, monitoring kitchen production, and ensuring seamless financial operations between our central kitchen and restaurant locations.
Key Responsibilities- Ensure proper and accurate food portioning using the Portion Calculator.
- Handle production entries on Navision to accurately create inventory quantities on the system.
- Manage daily shipping of produced items from the kitchen to various restaurant locations on NAV.
- Monitor the receipt of Transfer Orders raised by production supervisors.
- Prepare and post Kitchen Loss and Product Variance Reports.
- Oversee drop integration from Ezee to Navision, ensuring inventory quantities across locations tally with physical counts.
- Conduct daily and accurate balancing of both kitchen and restaurant inventories.
- Investigate root causes of high variances before reporting them to the General Ledger.
- Post items to be expensed and staff meal items into their relevant GL expense accounts.
- Update and escalate issues using the Product Ageing Tracker.
- Handle opening and closing procedures for daily restaurant operations on Ezee Burrp.
- Escalate any abnormalities or misuse of customer products by production or restaurant staff.
- Minimum of an OND and maximum of an HND in Accounting, Finance, or a related discipline.
- At least 1 year of relevant accounting or inventory management experience.
- Must be computer literate with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
- Strong affinity for numbers, calculations, and analytical problem-solving.
- Well-composed, articulate, and able to communicate effectively.
- Must reside within Ikeja, Ogba, Akowonjo, or immediate environs.
- Competitive salary and performance incentives.
- Opportunities for career growth within a leading hospitality brand.
- Dynamic and supportive work environment.