MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
EXTERNAL CIRCULAR NO. 3 OF 2025
Applications are invited from suitably qualified local candidates for the following vacant positions tenable at the Ministry of Law and Justice.
DEPARTMENT : Government Printing and Stationery
JOB TITLE : Senior Costing Officer
GRADE : E
RESPONSIBLE TO : Chief Costing Officer
JOB SUMMARY
Under the supervision of the Chief Costing Officer, the Senior Costing Officer is responsible for planning the flow of work i.e. for timely, proper and accurate costing of jobs printed in the factory and stationery requisition from ministries /departments, parastatals, private orders / public at a large and supervision of junior staff.
Main Duties
1. Plan the distribution of work
In consultation with the Chief Costing Officer, the Senior Costing Officer plan the distributing of work in hand to meet weekly and monthly targets
2. Conducts compliance checks on requisitions (GP 2)
Evaluates and analyzes stationery requisitions to ensure compliance requirements are met within each requisition and verify the correctness of the stationery items (CATS) to be costed per customer
3. Cost stationery requisition (GP 2)
Cost stationery items (CATS) depicted in the requisition (GP 2) to ascertain the cost and verify the correctness of cost charged per customer (Ministries/Departments and Parastatals)
4. Balance stationery requisition
Sort stationery requisitions issued according to dates and balance them to ascertain the total cost to facilitate smooth preparation of monthly turnover
5. Prepare stationery monthly turnover
Prepare stationery monthly turnover to update management with revenue generated for each month and advice on decision-making
6. Cost the work in progress
Cost work in progress at the end of the financial year for inclusion in the year financial statements and update management of the status of each job in progress
7. Perform on the job training for Junior staff
Participate and implement effective drawn training programme to ensure the efficiency of junior staff and development of Costing Section
8. Assists other team members when needed
Assist the Chief Costing Officer to compile monthly costing analysis report and submit to management
9. Regular communication within department
Works closely with counterpart’s Finance and Stationery teams to develop and entrench sophisticated costing skills within the team and participates in improving costing mechanisms and practices and
10. Perform any other related job
Perform any other related job assigned by other competent authority
Knowledge, skills, Education & training
Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting, Certified Accounting Technician (CAT), Management/ Business Management plus three (3) years relevant experience in Costing section
Or
COSC plus five (5) years of relevant experience in the Costing section
Applications on relevant forms, G.P. 103 for job seekers and G.P. 104 for serving officers, accompanied by certified copies of Educational Certificates, transcripts and National Identity document (ID) should be addressed to:
The Principal Secretary
Ministry of Law and Justice
P.O BOX 33
MASERU 100
OR
Be hand delivered to Human Resource Office, Government Printing, Industrial area, Opposite Hippo Knitting factory, Maseru
OR
Qhobosheaneng Office Complex Phase 1 Room 065 B
Please note that all applications should be accompanied by a certified copy of a national ID Not later than 17TH MARCH, 2025