Cost Accountant: Drive Profitability in Manufacturing

Vacgen Ltd; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Pension scheme

Holiday entitlement

Life assurance

Modern facilities

Job summary

Vacgen Ltd is seeking a motivated Cost Accountant to join our Finance team in East Sussex. You will deliver accurate product costing, inventory valuation, margin analysis and financial reporting to support strategic decisions and operational performance.

You will work under the Financial Manager to drive cost control, improve costing systems and ensure IFRS/UK GAAP compliance within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in Cost Accounting or Management Accounting.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing environments.
• Experience using ERP systems such as Dynamics AX, SAP, Oracle or similar.
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables, modelling and data analysis.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing and absorption costing methodologies.
• Experience interpreting and presenting financial data for decision-making.
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing or process improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Perform quarterly cost roll-ups and BOM reviews.
• Analyse manufacturing variances—material, labour and overhead costs.
• Monitor inventory valuation and reconcile accounts.
• Coordinate inventory counts, cycle counts and stocktakes.
• Investigate and resolve inventory discrepancies.
• Prepare product and customer profitability analysis.
• Complete month-end journals relating to inventory and cost of sales.
• Produce labour efficiency reports and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset register and monthly depreciation.
• Prepare monthly board reporting on inventory ageing and segmentation.
• Develop costing systems and ERP modules including Dynamics AX.
• Ensure accuracy of financial and cost data.
• Develop reporting tools using Excel/BI.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Cost accounting

Financial reporting

Data analysis

IFRS/UK GAAP knowledge

Education

CIMA/ACA/ACCA or equivalent

Tools

Dynamics AX

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Vacgen Ltd is seeking a motivated Cost Accountant to join our Finance team in East Sussex. You will deliver accurate product costing, inventory valuation, margin analysis and financial reporting to support strategic decisions and operational performance.

You will work under the Financial Manager to drive cost control, improve costing systems and ensure IFRS/UK GAAP compliance within a dynamic manufacturing environment.