Cost Control Specialist

Alkagesta Ltd

Cost Control Specialist

Location: Malta, Europe
Company: Alkagesta
Employment Type: Full-Time

About Alkagesta

Established in 2018, Alkagesta has rapidly grown into an avant-garde global commodity trading house with 17 local presences across key regional hubs. The Group specializes in trading petroleum products, fertilizers, biofuels, petrochemicals, and agricultural commodities, often leveraging spot market opportunities. With fully integrated trading capabilities—from sourcing and storage to blending, delivery, and sales. Alkagesta ensures strict quality control and comprehensive risk management throughout the trade cycle. Our expertise in physical and paper markets, combined with well-managed logistics, enables Alkagesta to meet the world’s growing demand for commodities safely and responsively while serving counterparties around the globe.

Role Overview

We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Cost Control Specialist to support our trading and operational activities by ensuring accurate cost tracking, reporting, and control across all shipments and transactions. This role is critical in enhancing financial transparency, supporting informed decision-making, and identifying cost optimization opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor and track operational, logistics, and trading-related costs across all shipments and transactions.
• Review cost estimates, invoices, freight charges, demurrage, port expenses, and other trading-related - operational costs.
• Verify, validate, and reconcile vendor invoices to ensure accuracy and compliance with contract terms.
• Prepare cost reports, variance analyses, and dashboards for management decision-making.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes by providing cost data, trends, and cost-saving insights.
• Collaborate with operations, logistics, trading, and finance teams to ensure accurate cost allocation.
• Identify cost deviations and potential inefficiencies; investigate root causes and provide recommendations for - corrective actions.
• Maintain an up-to-date cost database, pricing benchmarks, and cost control documentation.
• Assist in improving internal cost control procedures, workflows, and reporting processes.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, internal controls, and financial accuracy standards.
• Support audit processes by preparing cost summaries and required documentation.
• Assist in month-end closing activities, including accruals, cost adjustments, and reconciliations.

Qualifications

Candidate Requirements

• Fluency in Azerbaijani and Russian is mandatory (written and spoken).
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced, international trading environment.
• Experience in cost control, finance, accounting, or operations within commodities, logistics, or trading
- environments is an advantage.

Why Join Alkagesta?

• Join a rapidly growing global commodity trading house
• Exposure to end-to-end trading, logistics, and risk management operations
• Opportunity to contribute directly to financial performance and operational excellence
• Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV