Cost Accountant

Michael Page (UK); Salford; Hybrid; GBP 50,000; Full time

Job description

• Cost Accountant - Salford Quays
• A well established manufacturing business offering hybrid working

About Our Client

A well established manufacturing business with a purpose built head office & production site in Salford.
Our client has developed state of the art manufacturing facilities & processes in order to produce truly world class products.
With a commitment to the environment, the business has made significant strides in its waste management and manufacturing processes.

Job Description

Cost Accountant duties include:

• Assist in the preparation of manufacturing accounts.
• Preparation and analysis of Actual Cost of Sales (COS) and update expected COS for forecast analysis. Analyse key variances and report drivers.
• Maintaining standard costing process, update and revaluation across all legal entities.
• Maintaining overhead rates and analysis of variances to expected.
• Inventory reconciliation, variance analysis, yield analysis, obsolete and slow moving stock provisions.
• Managing monthly stock-takes and delivering year end inventory stocktake.
• Providing financial support with monthly cost and inventory review meetings.
• Prepare and process journals to support month end process.
• Preparation and reconciliation of monthly journals.
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations for specified accounts.
• Project expenditure management and control.
• Support, definition, analysis, implementation and control of identified avenues of improvement.
• Active engagement with manufacturing group to support deployment and analysis of operational excellence programmes aimed at improving productivity and agility.
• Support supply chain group to understand material and logistic cost breakdown providing analysis to support savings initiatives.
• Manage the reporting of costs through the life of the product.
• Support the Commercial Accountant in pricing decisions.
• Reporting and analysis.
• Active engagement within a team based environment with operations.
• Coach and support managers within the business in financially-based analysis and decision making.
• Maintain effective working relationships with budget holding managers within the business.
• Apply IT applications to drive efficiency improvements in the collection, reporting and distribution of financial information.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will:

• Have a proven track record in a similar role (manufacturing / cost accounting experience).
• Be part qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA or qualified by experience.
• Be an excellent communicator (both written and verbal).
• Have working knowledge of ERP systems.
• Be proficient in MS Office, particularly MS Excel.

What's on Offer

• A salary up to £50,000.
• Hybrid working - 4 days per week in the office.
• Study support.
• 25 days holiday with the option to buy & sell.
• Enhanced employer pension contribution.
• Early finish on a Friday.
• Free parking.
• Free tea & coffee.