Senior Cost Accountant

About the company

Cost Accountant Lead – Aviation / Advanced Manufacturing Location: Dubai, UAE Full-time | On-site Volantes Technical Recruitment is supporting a leading organisation within the advanced aviation and technology sector in Dubai with the appointment of an experienced Cost Accountant Lead. This is a hands-on finance position responsible for accurately capturing, analysing and reporting programme and project costs, alongside ownership of key cost accounting, inventory, accounts payable and payroll activities. Key Responsibilities - Gather, consolidate and reconcile programme and product cost data. - Maintain standard and actual costs within the ERP system. - Prepare monthly COGS, inventory valuation and unit-economics reporting. - Produce standard-versus-actual cost variance analysis. - Maintain accurate inventory and work-in-progress (WIP) cost records. - Coordinate Accounts Payable, including invoice verification, PO matching, approvals and supplier reconciliations. - Prepare monthly payroll, including salaries, allowances, deductions, leave and end-of-service calculations. - Support budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting and audit activities. - Maintain highly accurate financial records in line with company accounting procedures.

Requirements

Key Requirements - 4–8 years' experience within cost or management accounting. - Experience within aviation, automotive, manufacturing or another CapEx-intensive industry. - Strong knowledge of standard costing, COGS, inventory valuation and variance reporting. - Experience working with programme/project cost data. - Hands-on experience with Accounts Payable and payroll. - UAE WPS knowledge is preferred. - ERP experience such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics or Oracle. - Advanced Microsoft Excel skills. - Relevant Accounting/Finance qualification — CMA, ACCA, CPA or part-qualified equivalent. - Fluent English.