* Cost Accountant - Salford Quays
* A well established manufacturing business offering hybrid working
About Our Client
A well established manufacturing business with a purpose built head office & production site in Salford.
Our client has developed state of the art manufacturing facilities & processes in order to produce truly world class products.
With a commitment to the environment, the business has made significant strides in its waste management and manufacturing processes.
Job Description
Cost Accountant duties include:
* Assist in the preparation of manufacturing accounts.
* Preparation and analysis of Actual Cost of Sales (COS) and update expected COS for forecast analysis. Analyse key variances and report drivers.
* Maintaining standard costing process, update and revaluation across all legal entities.
* Maintaining overhead rates and analysis of variances to expected.
* Inventory reconciliation, variance analysis, yield analysis, obsolete and slow moving stock provisions.
* Managing monthly stock-takes and delivering year end inventory stocktake.
* Providing financial support with monthly cost and inventory review meetings.
* Prepare and process journals to support month end process.
* Preparation and reconciliation of monthly journals.
* Monthly balance sheet reconciliations for specified accounts.
* Project expenditure management and control.
* Support, definition, analysis, implementation and control of identified avenues of improvement.
* Active engagement with manufacturing group to support deployment and analysis of operational excellence programmes aimed at improving productivity and agility.
* Support supply chain group to understand material and logistic cost breakdown providing analysis to support savings initiatives.
* Manage the reporting of costs through the life of the product.
* Support the Commercial Accountant in pricing decisions.
* Reporting and analysis.
* Active engagement within a team based environment with operations.
* Coach and support managers within the business in financially-based analysis and decision making.
* Maintain effective working relationships with budget holding managers within the business.
* Apply IT applications to drive efficiency improvements in the collection, reporting and distribution of financial information.
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate will:
* Have a proven track record in a similar role (manufacturing / cost accounting experience).
* Be part qualified ACA / ACCA / CIMA or qualified by experience.
* Be an excellent communicator (both written and verbal).
* Have working knowledge of ERP systems.
* Be proficient in MS Office, particularly MS Excel.
What's on Offer
* A salary up to £50,000.
* Hybrid working - 4 days per week in the office.
* Study support.
* 25 days holiday with the option to buy & sell.
* Enhanced employer pension contribution.
* Early finish on a Friday.
* Free parking.
* Free tea & coffee.
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