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Senior Cost Accountant

Horra Trading

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Finance

Accounting and Finance

Addis Ababa

1 Position

2025-12-13

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2026-01-13

Required Skills

perform cost accounting activities

Fields of study

Accounting & Finance

Full Time

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Job Description

Everything starts from an idea. But every idea might not see the daylight of success without hard work and diligence. 15 years ago, Horra Trading was just an idea in the mind of Mr. Adem Kedir who meticulously worked day and night to turn it into a reality in 2005, basing himself on his extensive skill and knowledge in coffee and coffee trade. Mr. Adem Kedir’s coffee trade career started as the succeeding generation from his grandfather Mr. Abbahawa and his father Mr. Kedir Hadjji Hassan in Ethiopia. As the third generation successor of the family coffee business, Mr. Adem has made the leap from his involvement in traditional and domestic coffee market to international coffee trade by forming his own business entity by the name of Horra Trading in 2005.

What was started as a simple trading business entity in 2005, Horra Trading has made it possible to create diversified businesses under Horra Corporate Group. Currently, Horra Corporate Group business portfolio includes coffee and oil seeds export, coffee plantation, automotive assembly, import and distribution, propylene technology manufacturing, technology, real estate development and transit and forwarding. Currently, Horra Corporate Group is led by the CEO, Mr. Adm Kedir, and by qualified and experienced professionals, with 550 permanent staff members and 800 temporary workers working in the corporate office and in different business units.Horra is currently looking a talent who is ready to share our dreams and be on the same boat to navigate through out the dynamic business world with promising a glowing opportunities to craft a desirable career map for talents. Our company is would like to hire a Sales Officer to work in our “Tech” business wing. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Prepare and analyze monthly Cost of goods sold (CoGS), Purchase Price Variance (PPV) and Manufacturing variance journal entries. 

  • Calculate and analyze the excess and obsolete inventory reserve and report to the management. 

  • Collect and analyze data on material and labor costs to evaluate efficiency and effectiveness. 

  • Conduct analysis on sourcing costs of all the business and prepare a report for the management. 

  • Analyze changes in product design, raw materials, manufacturing methods, or services provided, to determine effects on costs. 

  • Analyze actual costs and prepare periodic report comparing standard costs to actual costs and recommend cost efficiencies. 

  • Compile cost information to be used in operating and budget preparation and expenditure controlling. 

  • Make estimates of new and proposed product or service costs. 

  • Provide management with reports specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products and services. 

  • Prepare cost-benefit analyses and make recommendations regarding the acquisition or sales of capital expenditures. 

  • Follow up the periodic and proper recording and updating of fixed asset register of the Company. 

  • Record journal entries, maintain fixed asset registers, and reconcile stock and asset counts with accounting records.

Job Requirements

·        Education Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance or accounting.                                  

·        Work Experience: A minimum of 6 (six) years of demonstrated work experience.

·        Solid understanding of Cost Accounting.

·        Experience of working in manufacturing sector. Work experience in a propylene technology or textile sector is highly preferred.

·        Excellent communication skills.

 How To Apply

Interested applicants can submit their curriculum vitae along with  work experience testimonial letters via THIS LINK within the next 5 (five) consecutive days

Fields Of Study

Accounting & Finance

Skills Required

perform cost accounting activities

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