Cost Accountant

Job description / Role

Reporting Line: Finance Manager
Location: Dubai, UAE

About the Job:

This position will collaborate with other accountants and financial staff in the company to provide financial and accounting support to executives and department heads who establish goals and budgets for the organization.

Your Role and Responsibilities:
• Collecting and analysing data about a company’s operational costs
• Setting standard costs of manufactured goods
• Developing and analyzing cost standards
• Carrying out cost-volume-profit (CVP) analysis, including for small businesses
• Establishing costs of business processes such as administration, labor, shipping, etc.
• Performing account reconciliations
• Preparing audit reports and presenting their findings to management
• Recommending changes to the company’s processes and policies to reduce cost and maximize profit
• Advising executives and upper management on appropriate costing based on financial data
• Managing the company’s balance sheet and accounting books
• Supporting other company accountants with invoicing and capital expenditure
• Maintain BOM’s and job costings
• Manage the AP clerk and ensure that AP accounts are paid on time.
• Manage and maintain the Fixed Asset register and capital expenditure as well

Requirements

Qualifications and Certifications:

• Master’s degree in Accounting & Finance preferred
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience as a Cost Accountant
• Profession CA or CIMA Certification preferred

Skills Requirement:

• Proven organizational skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Proven problem solver, results focused and a self-motivated individual
• MS Office (Excel, Word and PowerPoint) proficiency required

Communication:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

About the Company

The Middle East Executive Group has become the first choice for industry professionals wanting to work in the Gulf region.

We understand exactly how supply chain performance and sales performance impacts the bottom line and top line of product led businesses and we have the experience, network & expertise to match skilled professionals with exciting new roles that suit their experience, passion and drive in this highly strategic industry.

Our specialist teams internally are;

• Commercial Management & Sales
• Supply Chain & Logistics
• Strategic HR
• Strategy
• Engineering

The industries we focus on are;

• 3PL / Freight Forwarding
• Food & FMCG
• Medical & Pharmaceutical
• Ecommerce
• Retail
• Engineering