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Cost Accountant
Job Posted: a day ago
Salary: £ 45,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Your new company
Our client, a globally renowned leader in the manufacturing sector, is seeking to appoint a Cost Accountant to join their dynamic finance team at their Dumfries site. This pivotal role will report directly to the UK Financial Controller and will play a crucial part in driving financial insight and operational efficiency. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing, developing, and applying detailed financial analysis to support strategic decision-making across the business. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a high-performing organisation that values precision, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Typical duties include:
Preparation of the monthly management accounts to gross profit for submission to Europe/Corporate to strict deadlines
Supports Senior Finance Business Partner with forecast/budget process for the Dumfries plant
Finance Business Partnering with operational and functional teams, including proactively providing information and insight that helps the business make better decisions on how to deliver against their budgets/forecasts
Deputising for the Senior Finance Business Partner when they are unavailable
Production of weekly/monthly management information re. operations performance, variance analysis and commentaries - including material usage and purchase price variances
Stock reporting, reconciliation and control, including obsolescence/excess stock provision calculations
Main point of contact in plant regarding standard costing information
Taking ownership of the annual standard costing update process.
Supporting the business teams with the preparation of CAPEX proposals (IPPs)
Analyse financial information to assist business profitability and growth, e.g. product costing analysis
Completion of Balance Sheet Reconciliations, monitoring and addressing reconciling items, identifying risks and opportunities
Ensuring sufficient evidence is available for audit purposes
Identify financial control issues arising out of new initiatives in the business, including documenting new processes.
Maintain, review and ensure compliance with relevant Sarbanes Oxley risk control matrices
Support wider UK Finance team with annual statutory audit
Proactively seeking out opportunities to continuously improve finance and related business processes What you'll need to succeed
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively throughout the organisationStrong analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to work to tight deadlinesAdvanced Excel & IT skills, including ERP, SAP experience advantageousFully Qualified Accountant CIMA/ACCAMin of 5 years' experience within a manufacturing environment
What you'll get in return
Salary £45,000 - £60,000 dependent on experience
Full-time onsite role 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday, 2pm finish on a Friday!7% pension contributionsDIS, 4 x salaryMedical insurance
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