Cost Clerk - Automotive Job Costing
Posted date [2026-05-20]
(ID: 45449)
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Established in the 1930s as a trading business, Al-Futtaim is one of the most progressive regional family business houses headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
Job Description and Requirements
Cost Clerk - Automotive Job CostingJob Snapshot
Role: Cost Clerk - Automotive Job Costing
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Automotive
Function: Accounting-Finance
Experience: Administration or back-office experience preferred
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Cost Clerk - Automotive Job Costing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a full-time hiring opportunity in the Automotive industry for an Emirati candidate with strong attention to detail, Excel skills, and an interest in service administration, job card processing, and repair costing. The role supports Al-Futtaim Motors by reviewing job cards, checking repair codes, processing departmental job costing, reducing lost productive hours, and ensuring service operations follow retail and distributor guidelines.
This position is suitable for a UAE national with a Family Book who can manage back-office documentation accurately, communicate clearly with service teams, and help maintain smooth automotive aftersales operations.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Automotive
Function: Accounting-Finance
Salary: 5000-8000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Emirati
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Cost Clerk - Automotive Job Costing plays an important role in supporting service department efficiency by ensuring that each job card is reviewed, verified, costed, and processed correctly. The role helps the service team claim approved manufacturer repair time, minimize lost productive hours, improve work-in-progress control, and maintain accurate financial and operational records within the automotive aftersales business.
Key Responsibilities
* Review, verify, and process daily job cards in line with retail, distributor, and internal service department requirements.
* Ensure productive working hours are properly claimed against each repair type to reduce lost hours and improve workshop efficiency.
* Check that each job card follows distributor-recommended operational programs, correct procedures, and Kaizen standards.
* Review repair details to confirm that approved manufacturer repair time is claimed and processed accurately.
* Ensure correct repair codes are used and allocated on all job cards before final costing.
* Receive, process, and administer departmental job costing according to automotive retail and distributor guidelines.
* Escalate all non-costed repairs older than 72 hours to the Service Manager for timely action.
* Conduct weekly work-in-progress reviews to confirm that open job cards are being processed and costed.
* Return incomplete or unacceptable job cards to the relevant department with clear reasons for rejection.
* Coordinate with service, workshop, and administrative teams to resolve rejected job cards and documentation issues.
* Maintain accurate records, support claim accuracy, and help reduce delays in service costing workflows.
Ideal Profile
The ideal candidate should be an Emirati applicant with a Family Book, good communication skills, and a careful approach to administration, Excel work, job card review, and service documentation. The role requires accuracy, follow-up discipline, and the confidence to communicate with colleagues across the automotive service operation.
* Emirati candidate with Family Book is mandatory.
* High school diploma or basic qualification is required.
* Previous experience in administration, back-office support, automotive service administration, or job costing is strongly preferred.
* Proficiency in MS Office is required, especially MS Excel.
* Strong English communication skills are required.
* Arabic speaking skills are required for effective communication with clients and colleagues.
* Self-motivated and able to follow daily processing targets with limited supervision.
* Customer-oriented with practical decision-making and problem-solving ability.
* Detail-focused approach to job cards, repair codes, documents, and cost records.
Skills Set
* Job card processing
* Automotive job costing
* Repair code allocation
* Work in progress review
* MS Excel
* MS Office
* Service administration
* Back-office operations
* Cost verification
* Departmental documentation
* Productive hours tracking
* Claim processing support
* Distributor process compliance
* English and Arabic communication
* Problem solving
Why Join Us
This role gives Emirati talent a strong opportunity to build a career in Dubai’s automotive aftersales sector with a leading regional mobility group. The position offers practical exposure to service operations, job costing, workshop administration, distributor processes, and automotive business controls while supporting one of the UAE’s most recognized automotive organizations.
About the Company
Al-Futtaim Automotive is a major division of Al-Futtaim Group and represents leading global vehicle brands across the UAE and regional markets. The company operates across automotive distribution, manufacturing, leasing, aftersales, and mobility solutions, with a strong focus on customer experience, service quality, innovation, and long-term career development in the automotive industry.
