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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:
1. Preparation of the monthly management accounts to gross profit for submission to Europe/Corporate to strict deadlines
2. Supports Senior Finance Business Partner with forecast/budget process for the Dumfries plant
3. 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
4. Deputising for the Senior Finance Business Partner when they are unavailable
5. Production of weekly/monthly management information re. operations performance, variance analysis and commentaries - including material usage and purchase price variances
6. Stock reporting, reconciliation and ...