Cost Accountant
First seen by Alion on Sep 13, 2026.
1. Costing & Import Cost Calculation
- Calculate the actual cost of each product, including lamps, panels, electrical switches, sockets, exhaust fans, and ceiling fans.
- Calculate the complete landed cost of imported products, including purchase price, freight, transportation, customs duties, clearance fees, and other related expenses.
- Calculate the total landed cost of each shipment in EGP.
- Allocate freight, customs, clearance, and other overhead costs accurately and fairly across products.
- Analyze product costs and monitor changes in cost components.
2. Pricing & Market Analysis
- Prepare and maintain different selling price levels for each product:
- Wholesale Price.
- Semi-Wholesale Price.
- Retail / Technician Price.
- Monitor competitors' prices and market prices, particularly in the Egyptian electrical products market, including El Ataba and El Fagala markets.
- Prepare regular price comparison reports and highlight significant market differences.
- Recommend promotional offers, discounts, and product bundles while maintaining targeted profit margins.
- Set and monitor target profit margins for different product categories.
Requirements
- 3–7 years of experience in Cost Accounting and Pricing.
- Previous experience in Electrical Products, Sanitary Ware, Building Materials, Trading, or Import Companies is required.
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables, and data analysis.
- Strong understanding of import costing, customs duties, freight, and clearance expenses.
- Strong analytical and numerical skills with high attention to detail.
- Ability to analyze costing and pricing data and provide recommendations to management.
- Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Accounting Major.
- Experience with Odoo, Daftra, or other ERP / Accounting Systems is preferred.