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Costing & Inventory Accountant
Apply locations: Malvern, GB; Almelo, NL
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Job requisition id: 15015
Technical Costing & Inventory Accountant
Location: Malvern UK - Hybrid
Role benefits: Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits + 25 holidays (plus Bank holidays) + Pension Scheme
About the role:
Are you able to take ownership and responsibility for reporting and analysis across multiple entities?
Are you looking for a position in which you can gain knowledge and exposure, and interact across multiple areas and levels?
Do you want to do this in an ambitious, fast-growing, international company with a friendly and inclusive culture?
Then this might be your chance to become a part of our Financial Accounting and Control team!
In this role you will assist the Finance Department by managing the costing and inventory reporting for the global business through performing a varied range of activities as summarised below, and co-ordinate the activities to ensure accurate and timely reporting of results.
What You’ll Be Doing:
* Maintenance of standard cost prices in multiple companies and plants (about 40 plants)
* Running periodic standard costing runs
* Running individual costing runs for new materials; reviewing cost for manufactured materials and purchased materials
* Maintaining purchase information records (PIR) for intercompany materials which is used for transfer pricing
* Performing actual costing run as part of month end process
* Analysis of revaluations and variances (standard vs actual costing)
* Work In Progress calculations and analysis as part of month end process
* Intercompany profit in stock elimination calculations, analysis and postings
* Stock provision calculations, analysis and postings
* Ensuring that stock valuations and provision calculations adhere to Spectris group policy
* Working with Operations (BOM/Routing) and Purchasing (PIR for third party suppliers)
* Collaboration with the Pricing Officer to validate data used in the Global Pricing System and S4HANA
* Working with the Finance Business Partner for Operations and Local Financial Accountants/Controllers
* Monitor global stock counts, ensuring counts completed in line with schedules and transacted appropriately
* Inventory analysis, investigation, and correction as necessary
* Review and update internal procedures and best practice guides, as well as hands-on business support
* Identify and implement lean activities to streamline and simplify processes
* Provide support for internal and external audit
About you:
* A proactive mindset to deliver results
* CIMA / ACCA (or similar) qualified (part qualified considered)
* A desire to improve processes, learn new skills and information, and grow in an expanding role
* Good communication and interpersonal skills
* Strong analytical skills, and ability to understand and interrogate data
* Ability to self-manage and prioritise work, but also to engage with others
* Proven commitment to achieving deadlines
* SAP S4HANA & BI knowledge are desirable
* Experience/understanding of inventory management and costing principles
Why Join Us?
* Be a part of an ambitious, fast-growing, international company with a friendly and inclusive culture.
* Drive growth within a leading global organisation whose purpose is to work with our customers, to make the world a better place
* Be a key member of our team in our amazing Malvern offices, with a hybrid working model
* Access to an onsite restaurant
* Gym discounts
* Volunteering days and much more
Ready to make an impact? Apply now and be part of Malvern Panalytical’s success story!
About Malvern Panalytical
Malvern Panalytical is a global leader in the analytics of material and life sciences.
We unleash the power of small things to make big things happen for our customers.
Our vision is to make the world cleaner, healthier, and more productive.
We partner with our customers to make their solutions possible through the power of precision measurements, our expertise, trusted data, and insights. Our people are partners in discovery. We collaborate with our customers and with each other to discover new possibilities and achieve breakthroughs. Our culture is a healthy, high-performance culture shaped by our values: Own it, Aim High and Be True.
We’re committed to Net Zero in our own operations by 2030 and in our total value chain by 2040. With over 2300 employees across the globe, we are part of Spectris plc, the world-leading precision measurement group.
Malvern Panalytical. We’re BIG on small
Malvern Panalytical, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. We are an inclusive organization and we prize diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.
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