Cost Analyst Part-time

Association of International Certified Professional Accountants; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A dynamic and growing manufacturing company is seeking a Cost Analyst to support key financial processes and cost analysis. This part-time role offers flexibility, allowing you to structure your work around your schedule. You'll play a crucial role in ensuring accurate reporting on manufacturing performance, conducting cost analysis, and providing insights to support strategic decisions. The company values its employees, offering excellent benefits and a supportive culture that fosters professional growth. If you're looking for a rewarding opportunity to develop your career in finance, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Great holidays

Excellent benefits

Supportive management

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills with experience in estimating and cost analysis.
• Ability to work with large volumes of data for financial decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Conduct in-depth reviews of manufacturing costs and variances.
• Prepare monthly management account journals and reconcile balance sheet accounts.
• Oversee stock valuation and manage costing analysis for new products.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Cost Analysis

Communication Skills

Financial Reporting

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Accounting or Finance

Job description

Your new company
Hays is partnering with a fast-paced and highly successful manufacturing company in Telford, seeking a Cost Analyst to join their team on a part-time, permanent basis (approximately 24 hours per week). This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and growing business, supporting key financial processes and cost analysis while enjoying a flexible work arrangement.

Your new role
This essential role supports key business decisions by ensuring robust, timely, and precise reporting on manufacturing performance.Key Responsibilities:

• Manufacturing Cost Analysis - Conduct in-depth reviews of direct and variable costs, including variable labour, machine efficiency, and material usage, comparing actual results to standard expectations.
• Financial Reporting & Reconciliation - Prepare and process monthly management account journals, ensuring accurate reconciliation of balance sheet accounts.
• Operational & Supply Chain Insights - Generate monthly variance reports for operational and supply chain managers, covering areas such as purchase price variances, taxes, and landed costs.
• Inventory & Stock Control - Oversee stock valuation, adjustments, and provisions, monitoring obsolescence, negative stocks, and quarantined inventory.
• Standard Costing & Business Change Management - Lead year-end standard costing processes, support budgeting efforts, and manage costing analysis for new products and product amendments.
• Intercompany Transfer Pricing - Ensure compliance and efficiency in cross-border product pricing and business change requests for new products.

This is a highly impactful role that combines financial expertise with operational understanding, helping shape strategic decisions within the business.

What you'll need to succeed
Our client is seeking an accounting professional with strong analytical skills to play a key role as the liaison between accounts and production. Ideally, you'll have experience in manufacturing, though this is not essential.This dynamic and impactful role requires an outgoing personality and exceptional communication skills to effectively gather information from the production team and build strong relationships.Experience in estimating, costings, cost analysis, and cost engineering would be advantageous. However, the company welcomes candidates looking to develop their careers in this field-provided they possess the right soft skills and a keen interest in financial data and operational insights.The ideal candidate will have strong analytical abilities and be comfortable working with large volumes of data to support financial decision-making and efficiency improvements.

What you'll get in return
If you are looking for a rewarding part-time role with flexibility to fit around your schedule, then this is a fantastic opportunity to work 24 hours per week, with the freedom to choose how you structure your time-whether over 3-4 days or during school hours across 5 days, would be perfect for you.You'll be reporting to a dynamic and supportive manager who is committed to investing in your development, helping you grow within your role and progress in your career.You will be joining a company that values its employees, offering great holidays, excellent benefits, and a warm, friendly culture where you'll feel truly supported.

What you need to do now


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