Cost Accountant

Edwards & Pearce; Pontefract; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturer in the Pontefract area is looking for a Cost and Yield Accountant to oversee and analyze cost accounts, ensure accurate reporting, and identify discrepancies. The ideal candidate will have experience in food manufacturing, particularly in meat, and possess relevant qualifications such as AAT, CIMA, or ACCA. Key responsibilities include financial reporting, liaising with various teams, and improving profit margins. This role offers a permanent position with benefits including pension and parking.

Benefits

Pension

Parking

Qualifications

• Experience within food manufacturing, ideally in meat.
• AAT/CIMA/ACCA/QBE qualification is preferred.
• Knowledge of stock control processes.

Responsibilities

• Calculate daily operational variances including costs related to yield and waste.
• Perform cost reporting for various operational aspects.
• Liaise with different teams to ensure accuracy of reporting.
• Identify areas for profit improvement.

Skills

Experience within food manufacturing, ideally meat

Excellent IT skills

Education

AAT/CIMA/ACCA/QBE

Job description

This is a fantastic permanent opportunity to take responsibility for preparing, developing, and analysing relevant Cost and Yield accounts, identifying root causes of any discrepancies and leading the end-to-end reporting process.

THE BENEFITS

• Pension
• Parking

THE ROLE

• Calculate the daily operational variances including meat costs (yield, ppv if applicable, substitution, giveaway & waste)
• Cost reporting for labour, packaging, cooking, distribution and coldstore including variances to standard, liaising with payroll regarding the daily labour costs as appropriate.
• Action poor/good yields with the Operations teams.
• Ensure yield actions are completed & any appropriate training or feedback is provided in a timely manner.
• Updating system changes as required e.g. Cost spec / BOM / SI reports / maintenance explorer.
• Ensure new products set up correctly in order to measure all key direct costs.
• Update CM reporting.
• Liaise with commercial, planning, ops, technical & IT to ensure accuracy of reporting & correct meat usage in line with standards.
• Identifying areas for profit improvement & sustained benefits if found
• Stock reconciliation for all areas
• Ensure costs and yields used in product costings and renewals / tenders are accurate
• Educate key personnel across the business as appropriate, creating a collaborative and multiskilled reconciliation process.
• Cover / support Finance in roles as required
• Ad-hoc reports are required to fulfil the needs of the company.
• Comply with Company Policy to ensure that adhered on all matters concerning Health and Safety, reporting any breaches as appropriate.
• Any other relevant duties required by Management or the Company.

THE CANDIDATE

• Experience within food manufacturing, ideally meat.
• AAT/CIMA/ACCA/QBE
• Stock control experience
• Excellent IT skills

THE COMPANY

A leading manufacturer

THE CONSULTANCY

Edwards & Pearce acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer.