Job Description
Primary Purpose
- Oversee financial aspects of lead-acid battery recycling operations: production costing, inventory valuation, asset tracking, and warehouse controls. Ensure accurate cost accounting and process compliance through Odoo ERP.
Key Responsibilities
Production & Cost Accounting (40%):
- Calculate COGS for lead ingot production (scrap procurement, consumables, direct labor, processing costs)
- Track and reconcile production yields (input batteries vs. output lead ingots, recovery rates)
- Monitor cost per ton processed, margin analysis, and variances between standard and actual costs
- Maintain accurate WIP valuations for material at various processing stages
- Prepare cost analysis for export shipments (freight forwarding, NESS fees)
Inventory Management (30%):
- Oversee daily Odoo transactions for raw materials (scrap batteries), consumables (soda ash, caustic soda, charcoal, sulphur), finished goods (lead ingots), by-products (crushed plastic)
- Conduct monthly physical counts and reconcile with system records
- Manage vendor deposits and advance payments for battery procurement
- Reconcile weighbridge records with inventory postings
Asset Management (20%)
- Maintain fixed asset register (plant & machinery, vehicles, equipment, furniture)
- Calculate and post monthly depreciation
- Track capital expenditure approvals, asset additions, and maintenance costs
- Ensure proper capitalization vs. expense treatment
Process Controls (10%):
- Implement critical control points for material movements—all transactions must flow through Odoo
- Monitor warehouse staff compliance with posting procedures
- Track material losses, wastage, and variances
Requirements
- B.Sc/HND in Accounting, Finance, or related field
- Minimum 3-5 years production accounting in LEAD or Aluminium Recycling operations
- Must understand smelting/refining processes
- Experience with yield calculations and recovery rate analysis
- Knowledge of scrap metal procurement and quality variations
- Familiarity with by-product accounting (slag, plastic separation)
- Professional certification (ICAN, ACCA) Part-Qualified minimum
- Advanced Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis)
- ERP experience required (Odoo highly preferred)
- Understanding of cost accounting, inventory valuation methods (FIFO/Weighted Average)
Key Competencies:
- Process discipline—ability to enforce procedures, not just suggest
- Comfort working in industrial factory environment (heat, noise, PPE requirements)
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Effective communication with technical and non-technical staff