Cost Accountant

Country Hill International Group is a leading UAE-based food distribution, retail, and trading group operating across wholesale, retail outlets, meat and seafood, and production facilities. With a strong presence in the premium food sector, we are committed to operational excellence, financial discipline, and sustainable growth.

We are currently seeking a highly analytical and hands-on Cost Accountant to join our Finance team.

The Cost Accountant provides a combination of financial management and analytical expertise to help the company understand, control, and improve the drivers of costs across key business functions including production, distribution (trading and retail), and corporate overhead.

This is a hands-on role that works closely with department heads and operational teams to strengthen cost visibility, inventory accuracy, and margin performance. The position requires regular on-site involvement within production facilities and retail outlets to ensure proper cost tracking, inventory control, and process implementation.

As part of the Finance team, the Cost Accountant will also support broader financial operations including general ledger activities, inventory management, payables and receivables oversight, and fixed asset management. The role plays a critical part in building structured cost accounting systems, improving operational processes, and enhancing profitability across the group.

This opportunity offers meaningful exposure to multi-division operations and the ability to directly influence financial efficiency within a growing and diversified food group.

Key Responsibilities:

Cost & Margin Analysis

Analyze wholesale inventory costs and flows to improve margins

Support wholesale sales to brick-and-mortar and e-commerce retailers

Manage and review customer contracts, supply agreements, consignment agreements, and related invoicing

Analyze retail sales performance, stock turnover, and margin optimization

Develop and maintain a production accounting system to calculate Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Analyze corporate overhead to identify cost drivers and profitability improvement areas

Inventory & Operational Control

Control physical inventory across warehouses, production units, and retail stores

Lead periodic stock counts, reconciliations, and variance analysis

Implement and monitor bar-code systems for inbound and outbound inventory flows

Establish business processes and tools to track product movement through production

Oversee purchasing, receiving, stock counting, and reconciliation procedures

Ensure accurate data entry and maintenance of inventory and cost information within ERP systems

Financial Reporting & Systems

Prepare budgets, cost reports, and margin analysis for management

Provide managers with cost and profitability reports

Recommend inventory and operational process improvements to increase profits

Support general ledger, payables, receivables, and fixed asset management

Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field

ACCA or CPA designation (mandatory)

Strong accounting and financial analysis skills

Experience with ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics is a plus

Advanced Excel skills

Statistical analysis and SQL experience (advantage)

Fluent in English

Strong analytical mindset with a hands-on operational approach

What We Offer:

A dynamic, hands-on finance role with operational impact

Exposure to wholesale, retail, and production business models

Opportunity to influence cost efficiency and profitability at group level

Performance-driven and growth-oriented environment

Competitive compensation aligned with experience

If you are a finance professional who thrives in operational environments and understands cost control, inventory management, and margin optimization, we would like to hear from you.

If you are interested in exploring this opportunity, kindly attach your most recent CV in your response, or email your CV to [Confidential Information] and we will proceed with the next steps.