Cost Accountant
- Employer
- Hays Senior Finance
- Location
- Hereford, England, Herefordshire
- Salary
- GBP45000.00 - GBP50000.00 per annum
- Closing date
- 2 Mar 2025
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- Sector
- Manufacturing and engineering
- Salary band
- £40,000 - £50,000, £50,000 - £60,000
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Where will they be working
- From our office
Job Details

Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a well-established manufacturing group to recruit a hands-on & experienced cost Accountant for their Hereford, Herefordshire site. A permanent accounting role supporting the Financial Controller & Finance team in pursuing business objects in terms of output, quality and cost. The role will take the lead for costing processes within the Group, partnering with both operational management and the wider accounting function. Open to part-qualified/qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA Accountants or finance professionals who are qualified by experience.
Your new role
Your key duties will involve maintaining and improving the Cost Accounting function to provide senior management with a timely, accurate and efficient service. You will produce accurate costing information, assist in pricing of products and prepare/understand material usage, along with purchase price variances. You will produce, understand and communicate variable cost information, partner with Operations and Senior Management to communicate costing processes and costing data. You will ensure the company adheres to sound accounting principles with the aim to reviewing processes and determining potential problem areas. You will prepare journals, balance sheet reconciliations, SOX co-ordinator and be involved in ad-hoc projects/duties to support the accounting function.
What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this hands-on Cost Accountant role, you will need experience in a similar position, ideally part-qualified/qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or qualified by experience with strong MS Excel skills. You will have key analytical skills, great communication skills to partner internally with operational management, and be able to manage workloads to tight deadlines. You will have knowledge of internal control systems and procedures, comfortable adapting to business needs, the ability to problem-solve and support process improvements. Experience within the manufacturing sector and Sarbanes Oxley would be advantageous but not essential.
What you'll get in return
This permanent Cost Accountant role is offering a salary between £45,000 - £50,000 per annum, dependable on experience, based in Hereford, Herefordshire. Benefits include contributed pension scheme, life assurance x 3, study package if applicable for financial qualifications, along with training/development opportunities. A great opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing group and really take the lead on the costing processes for the organisation.
What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
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Company
At Hays we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
From CFO to Newly Qualified, we work with talented finance professionals and match them with organisations where they can achieve a lasting impact.
So much more than specialist recruiters in accounting and finance, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. All our consultants have strong relationships across the industry and the support of our extensive global network. That’s why organisations of all types and sizes – from international blue chips to SMEs – trust us to find the people who can help transform their business.
So, whether you want something local or international, permanent, or interim, we have the breadth of coverage and the depth of understanding to help you find it.
We have specialist recruitment teams in the following areas:
- Corporate Governance
- Credit Control
- Part-Qualified Accountant
- Payroll
- Public Practice Accounting
- Public Services Accounting
- Senior Finance – Qualified
- Support, Ledgers & Bookkeeping
- Tax & Treasury
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