Job Title: Senior Cost Accountant
Location: New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt
Company: Concrete Plus
Job Summary:
The Senior Cost Accountant is responsible for monitoring and analyzing project costs, ensuring accurate cost allocation, preparing cost reports, and supporting budgeting and financial reporting activities. The role plays a key part in maintaining cost control across construction projects and providing management with timely financial insights to improve project profitability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Prepare and maintain project cost reports and cost analysis.
- Monitor actual project costs against approved budgets and identify variances.
- Allocate labor, material, subcontractor, and equipment costs accurately.
- Assist in preparing project budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
- Prepare monthly cost accruals, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
- Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
- Analyze project profitability and provide recommendations for cost optimization.
- Reconcile inventory, material consumption, and warehouse transactions.
- Coordinate with Project Management, Procurement, Commercial, QS, and Finance teams to ensure accurate project costing.
- Support internal and external audits by providing cost-related documentation.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, accounting standards, and financial procedures.
- Participate in improving cost accounting processes and reporting efficiency.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of cost accounting principles and IFRS.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and ERP systems (Odoo, SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, or similar).
- 4–6 years of experience in cost accounting.
- Mandatory experience in construction, contracting, or engineering companies.
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