Ready to take your finance career to new heights? At Mirus Aircraft Seating, we're redefining performance in aviation. As one of the UK’s fastest-growing aerospace innovators, our cutting-edge designs and lightweight technologies are redefining passenger experience worldwide. We're now looking for an experienced and commercially astute Cost Accountant to join our growing Finance team and play a vital role in tracking, analysing, controlling costs, improving visibility, efficiency, and profitability across the business helping to drive our growth.
About the role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will take ownership of cost accounting processes across our high-performance manufacturing operation. You will look to ensure accurate tracking of production costs and variances delivering valuable insights to drive decisions, and help us maintain competitive advantage through precision cost control.
YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBLITLIES:
In your role as our Cost Accountant, you will:
* Conduct cost analysis & accurate reporting, tracking and analysing direct and indirect costs. Reporting will also look to provide cost variances and recommendations on cost-saving strategies.
* Maintain standard costs for materials, labour, and overheads.
* Monitor and reconcile inventory balances, performing month-end and year-end inventory adjustments.
* Produce pricing strategies.
* Monitor KPIs (e.g., material usage, scrap, downtime) collaborating with production teams to optimize efficiency.
* Collaborate with supply chain, production, and engineering teams, assisting in and providing input in pricing decisions, quoting, profitability analysis.
About you
To help Mirus continue our journey of growth, the Cost Accountant has experience in tracking, analysing, and controlling costs within an organization—particularly in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
* Experience in a similar cost or management accounting role within a manufacturing or engineering environment
* Proficiency in ERP systems (Microsoft Navision Business Central, SAP, Oracle, or similar)
* Strong knowledge of standard costing, BOMs, and variance analysis
* Strong Excel and data analysis skills
Certifications
* CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent
Desirable:
* Aerospace, automotive, or experience in a highly regulated manufacturing/engineering environment.
Personal skills / attributes:
* Analytical Thinking
* Attention to Detail
* Problem-Solving Skills
* Communication Skills
* Commercial Awareness
* Integrity and Ethics
* Resilience
* Collaboration
* Proactive Nature
Be eligible to work in the UK, comfortable commuting or being based in Hingham, Norfolk and work flexible hours required