Inventory Count Officer

Responsibilities:

• Conduct a full physical count of each company's stock each month, ahead of the monthly close.
• Count every item against the stock list (book quantity) for each company, and record the counted quantity, your name, and the date on the count sheet.
• Investigate any difference between the book quantity and the counted quantity, and correct the stock management system so it matches the physical count — the physical stock and the system must agree at all times. Not only at month end.
• Report any unresolved difference to the MD and each company's accounting team before that company's close is finalised.
• Check stock condition during each count and flag damaged, expired, or missing items.
• Submit completed count sheets to the manager and each company's accounting team within 24 hours of each count.
• Support spot counts requested outside the regular schedule, for either company, to confirm the system still matches the physical stock.
• Keep count records organised and easy to trace back to a specific company and count date.

Requirements:

• Based in Lagos, able to attend both count locations in person on scheduled count days.
• Accurate, patient, and comfortable with repetitive, detail-heavy work.
• Comfortable with basic data entry on a phone or computer (spreadsheets, WhatsApp, photos).
• Able to learn and use the company's stock management system to update quantities after each count.
• Honest and reliable this role is a financial control point for two companies.
• Prior experience in stocktaking, warehouse counting, or inventory audit is an advantage, but not required