Cost Accountant

The purpose of this position is to ensure the ongoing analysis and validation of product line costs.

Client Details

My client are a large manufacturing firm based in Merseyside who are experiencing growth within the business and are looking to recruit a Cost Accountant.

Description

· Analyse revenue, direct production & Indirect labour, inventory valuation, burden rates,

cost of sales and contribution & gross margin.

· Compare actual product costs with budget, estimates or standards and analyse results

· Validate of bill of materials, routings, overhead rates, and allocations to ensure

accuracy of costing and product line profitability.

· Ensure that direct production labour is accurately recorded to ensure accurate product line

reporting. Monitor and report of direct production labour efficiencies to standard.

· Production of timely & accurate monthly management reports, including validation of cost

of goods sold by product line, including standard cost of sales, inventory adjustments and

scrap.

· Manage accurate and timely inventory control, including cycle counts, monthly/quarterly

WIP valuation and physical inventory accuracy. Responsible for annual year end physical

inventory.

· Analyse slow moving inventory and calculate E&O reserves

· Support annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting.

· Maintain system pricing to ensure accurate billing.

· Support year close activities including liaising with auditors.

· Provide support to the Finance Director, Operations Director and Senior leadership team.

· Proactively work with key stakeholders to identify areas of improvement to positively affect

costs efficiencies and product improvements and to drive business efficiencies

Profile

· Strong analytical and problem-solving skills,

· Excellent communications skills including the ability to prepare and present financial

information to a range of audiences and stakeholders.

· Excellent Excel skills including pivot tables and look ups, graphs, and data analysis.

· Experience of using and preferably implementation of an integrated ERP system, SAP or

Oracle would be a plus, but not required

Job Offer

Salary up to £55,000 (depending on experience)Early finish Fridays23 days holiday plus bank holidayspension contributionReward & recognition programme which includes monetary incentives