Job Description

A mix of Cost Accounting and Management Accounts, your role will include:

Cost/Project Accounting:

• Ownership and maintenance of manufacturing division standard cost/bill of materials (BOM) data, for all bought in goods.
• Periodic review and update of standard costs for each discrete business area.
• Reviewing and challenge processes/controls for production/inventory.
• Analysis of production and spend variances.
• Month-end WIP and inventory valuation to General Ledger.
• Investigating bill of materials and production routes.
• Responsible for timely and accurate development, processing and reporting of internal costing data.
• Providing financial support to the commercial team regarding any financial matters.
• Analysis of product cost changes and associated variance analysis.

Business Projects:

• Liaison with finance, productions and operations to analyze product cost for new and existing products and “make versus buy”.
• Support preparation of the annual manufacturing budget.
• Participation in labor cost analysis and scrap business projects.

Management Accounting:

• Assist Senior Finance Analyst in the preparation of the financial statements for the site and division including journals and transaction analysis.
• Assist Senior Finance Analyst with local reporting for the site/division.
• Ensure all balance sheet reconciliations are complete and in line with policies and any material changes reviewed with the Senior Finance Analyst monthly, including:

o WIP calculations
o Accruals & Prepayments
o Deferred revenue
o Goods received not invoiced and inventory valuation
 

Salary Range & Benefits

• The salary range is between £30,000 to £35,000 plus study support
• Excellent benefits package

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Resourceful with a friendly manner and keen to learn and take on new responsibilities. Good manufacturing and costing experience. Calm, organized, self-motivated and enthusiastic. Manufacturing experience, capable of forecasting against unpredictable costs (flexible workforce & materials costs against order books with short lead times).