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Cost Control Analyst (Automotive)
2025-11-27T13:24:47+00:00
Summit Recruitment and Search
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FULL_TIME
 
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Research
Accounting & Finance, Business Operations, Management
KES
 
MONTH
2025-12-19T17:00:00+00:00
 
Kenya
8

Key Responsibilities

  • Audit and control Work in Progress (WIPs) to ensure accurate cost allocation of parts and labour, and timely invoicing to minimize working capital exposure.
  • Monitor actual vs. standard margins for service and parts sales on a daily/weekly basis, investigating and reporting significant negative deviations.
  • Analyze and control discounts on parts and labour, evaluating their financial impact and ensuring compliance with internal policies.
  • Identify inefficiencies and support cost-reduction initiatives to optimize profitability across service operations.
  • Control and analyze travel and operational expenses for the technical team, ensuring justification, compliance, and cost efficiency.
  • Monitor and validate the costs of contracted external works, assessing the profitability and justification of subcontracted jobs.
  • Track and analyze operational costs of service vehicles, including fuel consumption, maintenance, and wear and tear, to support fleet cost optimization.
  • Ensure compliance of all operational processes and cost registrations with company financial policies and standards.
  • Track key operational KPIs (Efficiency, Occupation, Productivity) and prepare periodic financial and operational performance reports and dashboards.

Key Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Management Engineering) or Management/Economics with a strong quantitative background.
  • Very Strong Aptitude for IT: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is mandatory.
  • Proficiency in ERP systems for robust data extraction and analysis.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with cost-consciousness.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Audit and control Work in Progress (WIPs) to ensure accurate cost allocation of parts and labour, and timely invoicing to minimize working capital exposure.
  • Monitor actual vs. standard margins for service and parts sales on a daily/weekly basis, investigating and reporting significant negative deviations.
  • Analyze and control discounts on parts and labour, evaluating their financial impact and ensuring compliance with internal policies.
  • Identify inefficiencies and support cost-reduction initiatives to optimize profitability across service operations.
  • Control and analyze travel and operational expenses for the technical team, ensuring justification, compliance, and cost efficiency.
  • Monitor and validate the costs of contracted external works, assessing the profitability and justification of subcontracted jobs.
  • Track and analyze operational costs of service vehicles, including fuel consumption, maintenance, and wear and tear, to support fleet cost optimization.
  • Ensure compliance of all operational processes and cost registrations with company financial policies and standards.
  • Track key operational KPIs (Efficiency, Occupation, Productivity) and prepare periodic financial and operational performance reports and dashboards.
  • Very Strong Aptitude for IT: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is mandatory.
  • Proficiency in ERP systems for robust data extraction and analysis.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with cost-consciousness.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Management Engineering) or Management/Economics with a strong quantitative background.
  • Very Strong Aptitude for IT: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is mandatory.
  • Proficiency in ERP systems for robust data extraction and analysis.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with cost-consciousness.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
bachelor degree
12
JOB-6928511f374be

Vacancy title:
Cost Control Analyst (Automotive)

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Research, Category: Accounting & Finance, Business Operations, Management]

Jobs at:
Summit Recruitment and Search

Deadline of this Job:
Friday, December 19 2025

Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, November 27 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

Key Responsibilities

  • Audit and control Work in Progress (WIPs) to ensure accurate cost allocation of parts and labour, and timely invoicing to minimize working capital exposure.
  • Monitor actual vs. standard margins for service and parts sales on a daily/weekly basis, investigating and reporting significant negative deviations.
  • Analyze and control discounts on parts and labour, evaluating their financial impact and ensuring compliance with internal policies.
  • Identify inefficiencies and support cost-reduction initiatives to optimize profitability across service operations.
  • Control and analyze travel and operational expenses for the technical team, ensuring justification, compliance, and cost efficiency.
  • Monitor and validate the costs of contracted external works, assessing the profitability and justification of subcontracted jobs.
  • Track and analyze operational costs of service vehicles, including fuel consumption, maintenance, and wear and tear, to support fleet cost optimization.
  • Ensure compliance of all operational processes and cost registrations with company financial policies and standards.
  • Track key operational KPIs (Efficiency, Occupation, Productivity) and prepare periodic financial and operational performance reports and dashboards.

Key Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Management Engineering) or Management/Economics with a strong quantitative background.
  • Very Strong Aptitude for IT: Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel is mandatory.
  • Proficiency in ERP systems for robust data extraction and analysis.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset with cost-consciousness.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Accounting/ Finance jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Friday, December 19 2025
Duty Station: Nairobi | Nairobi | Kenya
Posted: 27-11-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 27-11-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 10-10-2076
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