Cost Accountant

Investigo; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A global organisation is seeking an experienced Cost Accountant to manage head office costs and produce management accounts. The role requires strong analytical skills, budgeting, and forecasting experience, along with the ability to work independently. This position offers a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office and competitive salary up to £55k depending on experience.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience working in a similar role.
• Experience with management accounts, prepayments, accruals, and journal postings.
• Self-sufficient with strong problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Produce management accounts for Central Costs, including analysis.
• Maintain accurate head office balance sheet accruals.
• Support budgeting and forecasting processes.

Skills

Management accounts preparation

Budgeting and forecasting

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Cost Accountant

up to £55k depending on experience

Hybrid - 3 days in the office

London

I am currently recruiting for an experienced Cost Accountant to join a Global Organisation to support with their Head Office Cost. If you have previous experience looking after head office costs - predominantly payroll this is a distinct advantage. Please email your CV to [e-mail]

Responsibilities will include:

• Produce a full set of management accounts for HO Central Costs in a timely manner, including commentary and variance analysis by department and cost line.
• Maintain and manage the Head Office balance sheet accruals ensuring accurate accruals postings and reporting for Head Office costs, including salaries and all associated costs.
• Provide analytical and commercial support and present variance analysis to support growth of business.
• Communicate risks and ops to the Finance Leadership Team.
• Produce monthly cost centre reports which provides good visibility of costs that enable budget holders to be held accountable for costs.
• Own and maintain the budgeting and forecasting process for Head Office costs with a clear audit trail, ensuring all budget holders are engaged with deadlines and requirements.
• Produce and maintain key analysis that supports the actuals, budgets and forecasts.
• Provide effective business partnering to budget holders mainly the Execs through regular meetings to discuss and challenge performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Deal with budget holder queries and requests effectively and efficiently.
• Manage Recharges for the business.

Candidate specification:

• At least 5 years experience working in a similar role
• Experience putting together a full set of management accounts, managing prepayments, accruals and journal postings
• Self sufficient - ability to work off your own initiative and be a problem solver
• Excellent attention to detail with strong stakeholder engagement skills
• Previous reporting experience - understanding budgeting and forecasting
• Looking after Head Office costs