Cost Accountant

CMA Recruitment Group; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Portsmouth is seeking a Cost Accountant to support operational and production teams with costings and overheads. Responsibilities include preparing budgets, reporting KPIs, liaising with stakeholders, and managing costs efficiently. Candidates must have manufacturing sector experience, particularly in costing and inventory control. This role is office-based with a competitive benefits package, including an enhanced pension.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Enhanced pension

Early finish on Fridays

Qualifications

• Previous experience in the manufacturing sector is essential.
• Strong exposure to costing and inventory control required.
• Demonstrable track record in supporting management team.

Responsibilities

• Support production of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare weekly KPIs and report variances.
• Liaise with non-finance stakeholders for business plans.
• Manage costs and drive efficiencies.
• Undertake ad hoc project work for process improvements.

Skills

Experience in manufacturing sector

Costing expertise

Inventory control experience

Support for commercial decision making

Job description

Overview

Manufacturing group based in Portsmouth, Hampshire, is seeking to appoint a Cost Accountant to support its ongoing period of rapid growth and expansion. This is a newly created position with the key purpose of supporting the operational and production teams in understanding the costings and overheads for their individual departments.

What will the Cost Accountant role involve?

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the key responsibilities of Cost Accountant will include:

• Supporting the production of annual budgets and forecasts.
• Preparation of weekly KPI s including reporting and explaining any variances.
• Liaising with key non-finance stakeholders to prepare annual business plans.
• Financial management of any additional investment and CAPEX proposals.
• Ongoing management of costs including driving through efficiencies where feasible.
• Undertaking any ad hoc project work as and when required particularly concerning improvements to existing processes and inventory control.

Suitable Candidate for the Cost Accountant vacancy:

• Applicants for the Cost Accountant vacancy will have previous experience of working within the manufacturing sector and in particular strong exposure to costing and inventory control.
• A demonstrable track record of working as part of a senior management team and supporting commercial and strategic decision making will be essential.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Cost Accountant:

• A competitive benefits package is available, including an enhanced pension.
• Due the high level of interaction required with non-finance stakeholders the role will be office based but the business does operate an early finish on Fridays.

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