Cost Accountant III

Collins Consulting; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consulting firm in Plymouth is seeking an experienced financial analyst to provide onsite support to the site controller. Responsibilities include operational business support, budget forecasting, and month-end closing tasks. Candidates should have at least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment and proficiency in SAP Cost Accounting. The ideal applicant has an accounting degree and strong analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with SAP Cost Accounting system.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience supporting a Manufacturing Site.

Responsibilities

• Provide day to day financial support to the site controller.
• Support the month-end close by analyzing cost center transactions.
• Analyze manufacturing performance reports including variances.
• Support the quarterly forecast for the Manufacturing site.
• Ensure compliance with all client procedures and regulations.

Skills

SAP Cost Accounting

Financial Analysis

Budget Control

Reporting

Education

Accounting bachelor's degree

Job description

This is an onsite position.

The position main focus will be to work with the two current FP&A analyst at the Minnetonka site to support the Site Controller in the different functions below, it will differ depending on the needs.

Responsibilities

• Operational business support – Provide day to day financial support to the site controller which could include but not limited to; Review and analyze work order manufacturing variances, support analysis relating to the monetary spending overhead analysis and budget control; support reporting needed for mid-month projection of the site financial results.
• Closing – Support the month-end close by analyzing in detail cost center transactions in SAP to evaluate if any accruals are needed. Support the team in preparing month-end reports in a timely matter.
• Reporting – Will defer depending on the needs, it could entail analyzing manufacturing performance reports on a daily, weekly or monthly basis, including manufacturing variance analyses and appropriate explanations of yields, scrap, rework and other factors; Report on the plant unit production by product family; Analysis of inventory balances, including exposure for slow moving damaged and obsolete; Coordinate and/ or prepare special ad hoc information requests for local management.
• Budgets / Forecasting – Support the current FP&A analysts in the quarterly forecast for the Manufacturing site. This would entail to input data in our forecast system by cost center for spending and headcount. To verify accuracy vs previous forecast and explain variances.
• Compliance - Ensure compliance with all client procedures and all applicable regulatory agency requirements.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience with SAP Cost Accounting system
• Minimum 5 years’ experience supporting a Manufacturing Site
• Accounting bachelor’s degree (preferred)