Cost Accountant

flex; Blackburn; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Cost Accountant to join their dynamic finance team. This role involves managing project costs, preparing financial analyses, and ensuring accurate reporting. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and organizational skills, thrive under pressure, and have a keen eye for detail. The company values empowerment and curiosity, offering a supportive environment where your contributions will be recognized and celebrated. Join a forward-thinking organization that prioritizes your career growth and well-being, while making a significant impact in critical power solutions.

Benefits

Enhanced annual leave

Employee recognition scheme

Referral bonus

Volunteer days

Group Life Insurance

Sick pay scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

Access to qualified counsellors

Discount programs

Qualifications

• Experience in financial reporting and project costing.
• Strong analytical skills to investigate variances.

Responsibilities

• Manage project data for accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly financial analysis to explain performance.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Experience with accounts systems

Excel proficiency

Ability to work under pressure

Economic background

Education

Professional certification (CPA, CFP, CMA, etc.)

Tools

Excel

Job description

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, is a global leader in critical power solutions. With facilities around the globe, Anord Mardix leads in critical power infrastructure, supporting a myriad of industries, from financial institutions to data centers.

We develop skill sets, encourage curiosity, and enable empowerment – we turn jobs into careers. If this sounds interesting, we’d like to meet you.

Job Summary

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, are a global group that manufactures switchgear and associated products for installation in mission-critical and live commercial buildings ranging from data centres to the international headquarters of some of the world’s largest companies.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Cost Accountant located in Westmorland Business Park OR Blackburn .

Reporting to the Finance Controller, the Cost Accountant role will be part of an excellent team, whose members are strong communicators, ambitious & innovative.

What a typical day looks like:

• Managing project data set-up to ensure accurate reporting and system integrity
• Responsible for ensuring all material, labour and expense costs are accurately reflected in project costing system
• Tracking progress of project activities to enable appropriate project financial accounting for revenue recognition, cost recognition and billing
• Preparing monthly financial information and analysis for projects to explain actual financial performance against budget
• Report on product and customer performance to management
• Investigate variances and report on variances to management

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Working to deadlines with a good attention to detail
• Good communication and organisational skills are essential
• Ability to manage day to day work whilst also being part of a team.
• Fantastic written and verbal communication skills
• Experience of accounts systems and excel
• Confident under pressure and able to handle multifaceted objectives
• Excellent work ethic with confidentiality at the core
• Economic background is a plus.
• A professional certification is preferred - A Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), America Production Inventory Control Society (APICS), Chartered Accountant (CA), or a Certified General Accountant (CGA).

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• An environment where you will feel fulfilled by your work, valued for your contribution, and celebrated for your success;
• A competitive salary and benefits package which includes:
  • A merit-based annual pay review
  • Enhanced annual leave
  • Employee recognition scheme and long service awards
  • Referral bonus
  • Volunteer days
  • Group Life Insurance, including a death in service payment and access to a virtual GP service 24/7 365 days a year
  • Sick pay scheme
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

• Flexible/Remote/HybridWork based on your Job Function
• Travel opportunities (role dependent)
• Support in your well-being by access to
  • Employee Assistance Programme offering free access to qualified counsellors and expert advice
  • On-site trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Access to various discount programs (including food, activities, gym memberships etc.)

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.

Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.

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