Cost base accountant (edgewing)

Job Description

Job title: Cost Base Accountant (Edgewing)

Location: Reading area. The role could be contracted to any BAE Systems site (preferably Frimley) but on commencement will immediately be assigned to our Edgewing JV in the Reading area. A financial support package may be available to enable this assignment if required, dependent on certain criteria being met. Due to the nature of this assignment, we envisage there will be a need for mostly on site working, however, flexible working arrangements may be possible – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this role.

Salary: £53,211+

What You’ll Be Doing

* Analyse the organisation cost base in order to support performance optimisation and decision-making, producing regular as well as ad-hoc reporting to be presented to senior budget holders
* Analysis of monthly actuals to understand key drivers for both labour and non-labour costs, including a focus on throughput and utilisation metrics as well as overhead management
* Support the calculation of rates and price investigation through subject matter expertise on the organisation’s cost structure
* Supporting budget holders with ad-hoc queries
* Support the delivery of optimisation initiatives for the business through ad-hoc pieces of work as required

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