Costing & Margin Analyst (Manufacturing Finance)

Compleat Food Group; Market Drayton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice schemes

33 days annual leave

Holiday discounts

EV charging points

Job summary

The Compleat Food Group is seeking a site Costings Finance Analyst to own product costing, inventory valuation and standard costs at Palethorpes, with travel to Poole. You’ll drive cost accuracy and margin insights, partnering with Manufacturing and NPD to improve costs and opportunities.

Join a busy finance team focused on cost economics, continuous improvement and adapting to change in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Strong costing background and ERP experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Qualified / Part-Qualified (CIMA/ACCA)
• Strong understanding of standard costing and manufacturing finance
• ERP costing experience
• Confident analysing cost drivers, margins, variances, and inventory movements
• Strong Excel/data analysis skills
• Ability to partner with operational teams, explain financial impacts clearly and manage stakeholder expectations
• Ability to prioritise, organise and escalation tasks
• Attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset
• Experience in food manufacturing desirable
• Flexibility to travel, full driving license and access to own vehicle is a essential

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate standard costs, including BOMs, routing assumptions, labour rates, and overhead rates
• End to end costings responsibility
• Own site costing structures within the ERP system
• Provide product margin, manufacturing cost, and inventory valuation reporting
• Perform detailed variance analysis across material, labour, yield, and overhead costs
• Partner with Manufacturing, Procurement, and NPD to support product costing and cost reduction opportunities
• Provide cost assumptions and standard cost inputs for budgets and forecasts
• Track manufacturing cost performance, production efficiency, and yield impacts
• Ensure costing integrity, inventory controls, and accurate stock valuation
• Support operational analysis, including budget control where required
• Provide costing inputs for CapEx business cases and operational impact assessments
• Using initiative to support continuous improvement on existing and new processes
• Maintain comprehensive site knowledge, such as new lines/processes/ways of working/product portfolio
• Understanding of the wider marketplace and external influences (inflation)
• Challenging and influencing information provided from operations, commercial, NPD etc.
• This is nota traditional finance role with monthly/weekly reporting, so the capability to adapt to frequent change in pace is required

Skills

CIMA/ACCA

Excel analysis

Costing & manufacturing finance

ERP costing

Costing analysis

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Travel

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Tools

ERP costing

Job description

The Compleat Food Group is seeking a site Costings Finance Analyst to own product costing, inventory valuation and standard costs at Palethorpes, with travel to Poole. You’ll drive cost accuracy and margin insights, partnering with Manufacturing and NPD to improve costs and opportunities.

Join a busy finance team focused on cost economics, continuous improvement and adapting to change in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Strong costing background and ERP experience are essential.