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Halfords; Redditch; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known retail company in Redditch is seeking a Cost Accountant responsible for maintaining standard costs and analyzing inventory records. The ideal candidate should be part/fully qualified in CIMA or ACCA and have manufacturing experience. Key responsibilities include controlling the standard cost roll procedure in SAP, preparing inventory reports, and assisting with annual physical inventory coordination. This position offers a hybrid work environment and a competitive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays

7% employer pension contribution

Health Medical Cash Plan Cover

Death in service benefit of 4 × salary

Cycle scheme

Electric car scheme

10% of salary in shares after 1 year

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity & paternity policies

Qualifications

• Part/Fully qualified CIMA/ACCA (or equivalent).
• Qualified by experience will be considered.
• Degree level, desirable.

Responsibilities

• Control and process the annual standard cost roll procedure in SAP.
• Prepare analysis and reports on inventory on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Prepare reports analysing inventory ageing to calculate provisions for OSMI.
• Assist with the coordination of the annual physical inventory preparation.
• Prepare and post accurate and timely journal entries.
• Perform monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Worked with standard costing system

Ability to identify and investigate trends and potential issues

Excellent communication skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Problem solver

Education

Part/Fully qualified CIMA/ACCA (or equivalent)

Degree level

Job description

Job Title

Cost Accountant

Location

Redditch, hybrid

About Us

Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission‑critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end‑markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.

Job Summary

This position is primarily responsible for maintaining the standard costs of the UK Industrials business (Redditch) and for analysing and maintaining inventory records on a regular basis.

Responsibilities

• Standard costs: control and processing of the annual standard cost roll procedure in SAP. In addition, perform regular standard cost updates as required by the business.
• Inventory: prepares analysis and reports on inventory on a weekly and monthly basis and provides them to local management. Ensures Inventory and WIP accounts are clean and cleardowns are done in a timely manner.
• Prepares reports analysing inventory ageing in order to calculate provisions for Obsolete and Slow‑Moving Inventory (OSMI).
• Assists with the coordination of the annual physical inventory preparation, count and reconciliation including book‑to‑count investigation and explanation.
• General Ledger: preparation and posting of accurate and timely journal entries, including but not limited to Cost of Sales, inventory and a variety of other manufacturing variances. Maintains and controls General Ledger integrity and system processing at all times.
• SOX Controls:
  • Monthly: cycle counting controls for Bradford and GXO sites.
  • Quarterly: Obsolete and Slow‑Moving Inventory (OSMI) control.
  • Annually: (i) annual standard cost roll (ii) physical inventory count.
  • External audit: responds to audit requests in a timely manner and closes out open items and issues.
• Reconciliations: performs monthly balance sheet account reconciliations, which may include various accruals and prepayments, obsolete and slow‑moving inventory provisions and any other requisite balance sheet reserves. Performs controls over accounts and helps meet the company's SOX and audit requirements.
• Reports: provides timely, accurate and professional reports that may include daily input/output updates, weekly shipping forecasts, inventory analysis plus annual federal and state tax type schedules required by both domestic and international locations.
• Analysis: performs ad hoc analysis and works with operating personnel to identify cost and product cost issues and opportunities.
• Liaises with senior management to assist in the preparation of annual budget and periodic forecast returns, providing detailed breakdown of the P&L and salient balance sheet items in readiness for corporate review.
• Monthly order‑book reporting.
• Reconciles consumption balances and investigates orders that are causing reconciling differences, then monitors orders until items are closed out.
• Manages national statistics reports.
• Quarterly reporting includes OSMI, goods in transit, IC profit in inventory, IC profit in freight and performance obligations, to name a few.

Basic Qualifications

• Part/Fully qualified CIMA/ACCA (or equivalent).
• Qualified by experience will be considered.
• Degree level, desirable.

Key Competencies

• Manufacturing experience.
• Worked with standard costing system.
• Ability to identify and investigate trends and potential issues.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Problem solver.

What We Offer

• 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays (option to purchase 5 days after probation period).
• 7% employer pension contribution.
• Westfield Health Medical Cash Plan Cover.
• Death in service benefit of 4 × salary.
• Cycle scheme (after probation period).
• Electric car scheme (after 1 year employment).
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment.
• Costco Gold company member, allowing employees to join.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Enhanced maternity & paternity policies.