Management and Cost Accountant within Manufacturing Blackburn


Your new company
Your new company is fast-paced and growing SME with a well known brand name. This is an aspirational organisation that are continually implementing new systems and procedures to maintain their position as a market leader within their specialist manufacturing industry. Due to expansion within their finance team, they are now seeking an experienced and confident Management Accountant, particular within a manufacturing environment to continue to drive profitability and reduce costs.

Your new role
You be responsible for implementing then maintaining a standard costing system,working closely with the manufacturing team, reporting on costs ensuring all costs are captured and reported accurately to ensure the costs are managed effectively. You will prepare monthly cost analysis, budgets and forecasts along with monthly WIP and inventory valuation and reconciliation. Along side this you will also be responsible for producing management accounts for 4 companies in the group.

What you'll need to succeed
Either qualified or qualified by experience, you must have experience working as a management accountant with direct stock experience in particular within costing, analysis and performance. You must be a team player as their business has grown through teamwork of the staff and the culture is very much one where you have to be a team player. Given you'll be working with many areas of the business being able to communicate at all levels to a range of people is a must, and knowing when to challenge costings is key.

What you'll get in return
You'll work in an extremely entrepreneurial business where progression is clearly in sight due to sheer business growth, along side some experienced team members who are nothing but likeable. However if you don't want to progress further than this role that is also fine by the business, they are looking for someone to fit well in the team, but also have the experience to hit the ground running in costing to drive performance.

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 Lucinda O'Neill now on 01282 402162

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