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Cost Accountant (Pharmaceutical)

Nasr City, Cairo
Posted 5 years ago
116Applicants for1 open position
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Job Description

  • Prepare monthly journal entries manually or by imitating electronic creation through our software program
  • Prepare monthly and quarterly accounting reports for submission to management
  • Conduct inventory reserve analysis on a quarterly basis and generate reports for senior management
  • Assist the Staff Accountant with suggesting changes to policies or procedures to increase cash flow
  • Review rates of depreciation, labor and overhead and suggest policy changes to improve numbers
  • Classify costs accurately
  • Generate PPV reports and analyze findings
  • Establish standard costs and update them as appropriate
  • Maintain and review the general ledger and reconcile balance sheets
  • Analyze costs of raw materials and other supplies and create cost-benefit analyses for changing vendors
  • Review JEs carefully for anomalies and other inconsistencies
  • Collect cost information and maintain an expenses database
  • Construct data accumulation systems
  • Determine fixed costs (e.g. salaries, rent and insurance)
  • Plan and record variable costs (e.g. purchases of raw material and operations costs)
  • Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
  • Prepare budgeting reports (for the company and for each department)
  • Analyze and report profit margins
  • Prepare (monthly, quarterly and annual) cost forecasts
  • Assisting in month-end and year-end closing
  • Identify and recommend cost-effective solutions

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business with an emphasis in accounting, or a related field preferred
  • 4+ years of Cost Accounting experience in a medical field is a plus
  • Excellent computer skills; experience in accounting software, Microsoft Office Suite

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