Cost Accountant

Chase and Holland; Scunthorpe; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A respected manufacturing company in Scunthorpe seeks a Cost Accountant to evaluate costings and management accounts. The role includes performance reporting, financial analysis, and close collaboration with operations teams. Ideal candidates should possess strong accounting qualifications and relevant manufacturing experience. The position offers competitive benefits and a hybrid work model.

Benefits

35 days annual leave including bank holidays

5% Pension with DIS

Private medical insurance

Local and high street discounts

Hybrid working (up to 2 days a week at home)

36.5 hr working week with option for early finish

Qualifications

• Strong part or fully qualified accountant with a proven track record.
• Solid cost or operational accounting experience within a manufacturing/engineering environment.
• Excellent software and Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Weekly and monthly production performance reporting.
• Financial and operational analysis including detailed variance analysis.
• Partner with operations teams to improve performance and efficiencies.
• Monitor and evaluate WIP and finished goods inventory.
• Perform monthly stock reconciliations.
• Attend finance meetings to provide financial insight.
• Deliver budget preparation and forecasting.
• Analyze depreciation and overhead to recommend adjustments.
• Balance sheet reconciliation and control.

Skills

Cost accounting experience

Operational accounting experience

Excel skills

Business partnering skills

Ability to prioritize under pressure

Education

Part or fully qualified accountant

Job description

Overview

Cost Accountant - Scunthorpe - Competitive Salary & Benefits. Chase & Holland are excited to be working with a fantastic, highly respected manufacturing business to recruit a Cost Accountant to join their finance team in a newly created role. This role is ideal for an ambitious individual who wants to join a large organisation to provide costings, management accounts and other management information to allow operational managers to make key business decisions and drive performance.

Responsibilities

• Weekly and monthly production performance reporting including standard cost to actual costs and reasons for variances
• Financial and operational analysis including detailed variance analysis of cost drivers including labour, yield and energy
• Partner with operations teams to improve performance and efficiencies
• Monitor and evaluate WIP and finished goods inventory, ensuring correct valuation recording
• Perform monthly stock reconciliations for Inventory to validate balances and resolve any discrepancies
• Attend weekly / monthly finance meetings with the operations teams to provide financial insight to help drive decision making
• Deliver budget preparation and forecasting for your operational areas
• Analyze depreciation and overhead to recommend adjustments to improve costs
• Balance sheet reconciliation and control
• Make recommendations to improve reporting, processes and procedures to drive improvements in financial insight

Requirements

• Strong part or fully qualified accountant with a proven track record
• Solid cost or operational accounting experience within a manufacturing/ engineering environment
• Excellent software and Excel skills
• Continuous improvement mentality and strong business partnering skills
• Ability to prioritise work under pressure and handle multiple activities

Benefits

• 35 days annual leave including bank holidays
• 5% Pension with DIS
• Private medical insurance
• Various local and high street discounts
• Hybrid working (Up to 2 days a week at home)
• 36.5 hr working week (option for 12.30pm finish on a Friday)

If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Cost Accountant opportunity, please click 'apply now'.

Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in finance, supply chain, HR, IT and office support recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire.