Costing & Financial Studies Analyst

Roads and Transport Authority; Dubai; On-site; AED 223,000 - 391,000; Full time

Job summary

Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai seeks a senior financial professional to execute daily cost accounting activities, support forecasting, analysis, and reporting to safeguard financial sustainability. You will provide inputs on fees, agreements, and transformation initiatives aligned with RTA standards.

The role emphasizes applying cost accounting to deliver actionable detail, analyzing data, and supporting pricing studies and financial controls across departments to ensure compliance and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Accounting or Economics.
• Certifications such as CPA and CMA.
• Must have experience in financial studies, financial analysis, pricing and benchmarking.

Responsibilities

• Apply cost accounting principles to provide detailed cost information not available in general accounting.
• Support business modeling and financial analysis for informed decision‑making.
• Prepare KPI results for related cost activities and analyze the results.
• Contribute to pricing studies for new or revised services within approved financial frameworks.
• Provide inputs to legislative and policy proposals related to service pricing and cost recovery.
• Conduct financial impact assessments for agreements/MoUs prior to approval.
• Assess employee and customer suggestions for financial impact and prepare supporting studies.
• Prepare, review, and analyze financial reports for accuracy and compliance with accounting standards.
• Implement and control day‑to‑day accounting, costing, forecasting and reporting activities.
• Apply cost accounting principles that provide detailed activity information beyond financial accounting.
• Assist with monthly cost reports.
• Conduct comparative financial analysis and coordinate with departments.
• Communicate analysis results with stakeholders and recommend corrective actions.
• Suggest enhancements to methodologies to improve accuracy and reliability.
• Review and update policies related to financial studies in line with RTA requirements.
• Monitor cost changes and perform variance analysis to improve reporting accuracy.
• Recommend corrective measures and process improvements to strengthen financial controls.
• Support continuous improvement in financial systems ensuring policy compliance.

Skills

Financial analysis

Cost accounting

Forecasting

KPI reporting

Pricing studies

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Accounting or Economics

CPA

CMA

Job description

Roads and Transport Authority in Dubai seeks a senior financial professional to execute daily cost accounting activities, support forecasting, analysis, and reporting to safeguard financial sustainability. You will provide inputs on fees, agreements, and transformation initiatives aligned with RTA standards.

The role emphasizes applying cost accounting to deliver actionable detail, analyzing data, and supporting pricing studies and financial controls across departments to ensure compliance and