Costing Manager: Standard Costs, ERP & BI Analytics

Spear-heads; Wynyard; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Health & wellbeing programme

Training and career progression

Job summary

Spear-heads is partnering with a Teesside manufacturer's finance team to recruit an experienced Costing Manager. You will oversee standard costing, act as data steward for ERP/MRP master data, and deliver analytics to support investment appraisals and audits.

The role requires CIMA/ACCA qualification (or part qualified) and strong Excel/BI capability. You will drive continuous improvements in costing accuracy and reporting across sites.

Qualifications

• Part or full qualification of a recognised professional accounting body (e.g. CIMA / ACCA).
• Deep understanding of standard costing processes and principles.
• Expert spreadsheet analysis skills.
• Knowledge of BI Tools and data extraction methods.
• Ability to interpret and analyse data from multiple sources.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop the costing department and support the wider finance team.
• Maintain the company standard cost model.
• Calculate and deploy standard costs and machine rates in the ERP/MRP system.
• Prepare financial simulations for investment appraisals showing impact on standard cost and overhead.
• Review models regularly and identify improvements for accuracy and reliability.
• Audit ERP/MRP Master Data and production data to identify variances.
• Perform business analytics and local and group reporting.
• Support audits including external financial audit and JSOX.
• Develop BI tools and data models for reporting.

Skills

Standard costing

Spreadsheet analysis

BI tools

Data extraction

Data interpretation & communication

Education

CIMA/ACCA

Tools

Aurora System21 MRP

QlikView BI

Job description

Spear-heads is partnering with a Teesside manufacturer's finance team to recruit an experienced Costing Manager. You will oversee standard costing, act as data steward for ERP/MRP master data, and deliver analytics to support investment appraisals and audits.

The role requires CIMA/ACCA qualification (or part qualified) and strong Excel/BI capability. You will drive continuous improvements in costing accuracy and reporting across sites.