About the Company
Almotakamila Flexible Packaging provides flexible packaging, printing, and prepress solutions. Based in Baghdad, Iraq, we are seeking an experienced Cost Accountant to support accurate manufacturing costing, financial planning, and operational efficiency.
Role Overview
This is a full-time, on-site position in Baghdad. The Cost Accountant will analyze product and production costs, maintain reliable costing records, and provide management with clear insights to support budgeting, pricing, and profitability decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Calculate and analyze product costs across printing, lamination, slitting, and pouch-making operations.
- Establish and maintain standard costs for raw materials, labor, and manufacturing overheads.
- Monitor material consumption, production yields, scrap, waste, and rework costs.
- Analyze differences between actual and standard costs, investigate causes, and recommend corrective actions.
- Review bills of materials, production orders, and inventory transactions to ensure accurate cost allocation.
- Support the valuation and reconciliation of raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods.
- Prepare monthly cost reports, product profitability analyses, and management reports.
- Support month-end closing and reconcile manufacturing cost records with financial accounts.
- Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, quotation preparation, and pricing decisions.
- Work closely with production, procurement, warehouse, and finance teams to improve cost accuracy and efficiency.
- Maintain accurate costing data in the company’s ERP system and support internal and external audits.
Required Qualifications
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in cost accounting within the flexible packaging industry.
- Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing cost analysis, standard costing, overhead allocation, and variance analysis.
- Practical understanding of flexible packaging materials and production processes.
- Proficiency in ERP systems and advanced Microsoft Excel.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to translate production and financial data into actionable reports.
- High attention to detail, accuracy, confidentiality, and professional integrity.
- Effective communication and coordination skills across operational and financial teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with SAP, particularly manufacturing costing and inventory-related processes.
- A relevant professional accounting certification.
- Experience developing costing procedures and improving manufacturing cost controls.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- Professional growth opportunities.
- Training and development.
- A stable and supportive work environment.
How to Apply
- Apply through LinkedIn or send your updated CV to [email protected], with Cost Accountant in the email subject line.
