1. Cost Accountant - Salford Quays
2. 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:
3. Assist in the preparation of manufacturing accounts.
4. Preparation and Analysis of Actual Cost of Sales (COS) and update expected COS for forecast analysis. Analyse key variances and report drivers.
5. Maintaining standard costing process, update and revaluation across all legal entities.
6. Maintaining overhead rates and analysis of variances to expected
7. Inventory reconciliation, variance analysis, yield analysis, obsolete and slow moving stock provisions.
8. Managing monthly stock-takes and delivering year end inventory stocktake.
9. Providing financial support with monthly cost and inventory review meetings
10. Prepare and process journals to support month end process.
11. Preparation and reconciliation of monthly journals
12. Monthly balance sheet reconciliations for specified accounts
13. Project expenditure management and control
14. Support, definition, analysis, implementation and control of identified avenues of improvement
15. Active engagement with manufacturing group to support deployment and analysis of operational excellence programmes aimed at improving productivity and agility.
16. Support supply chain group to understand material and logistic cost breakdown providing analysis to support savings initiatives.
17. Manage the reporting of costs through the life of the product
18. Support the Commercial Accountant in pricing decisions
19. Reporting and analysis
20. Active engagement within a team based environment with operations
21. Coach and support managers within the business in financially-based analysis and decision making
22. Maintain effective working relationships with budget holding managers within the business.
23. Other
24. Apply IT applications to drive efficiency improvements in the collection, reporting and distribution of financial information
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will:
25. Have a proven track record in a similar role (manufacturing / cost accounting experience)
26. Be part qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA or qualified by experience
27. Be an excellent communicator (both written and verbal)
28. Have working knowledge of ERP systems
29. Be proficient in MS Office, particularly MS Excel
What's on Offer
30. A salary up to £50,000
31. Hybrid working - 4 days per week in the office
32. Study support
33. 25 days holiday with the option to buy & sell
34. Enhanced employer pension contribution
35. Early finish on a Friday
36. Free parking
37. Free tea & coffee