Grimsby Cost Accountant: Product Costing & Analysis

MacGregor Black; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

MacGregor Black is delighted to be partnering with an FMCG business in Grimsby to recruit a Cost Accountant / Management Accountant – Costing. This permanent role is fully onsite, giving you ownership of product costing across the business and supporting commercial and operational decision-making.

You will join the Business Performance team and work with Finance, Commercial, Operations and NPD. The company welcomes candidates at different career stages, from experienced Cost Accountant to

Qualifications

• Experience of costing, manufacturing finance or management accounting.
• Ability to develop costing models and Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Product Costing: Manage and maintain product costings for new and existing products; Develop and maintain costing models and Bills of Material; Ensure cost data is accurate and up to date.
• Cost Analysis: Analyse product costs and provide clear financial information to stakeholders; investigate cost movements and variances; perform scenario analysis for business decisions.
• Commercial & NPD Support: Collaborate with New Product Development to understand cost implications; support commercial tenders and new opportunities; provide financial analysis for business cases.
• Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement: Support costing evaluations for improvement projects; assess viability of changes; manage by-product stocks and ad-hoc costings.
• Projects & Development: Support finance and business performance projects; help improve costing processes; build cross-functional relationships.

Skills

Product costing

Cost analysis

Numerical ability

Excel

Communication of financial information

Education

Finance qualification or studying towards CIMA/ACCA/AAT

Tools

Bills of Materials

Excel

Job description

MacGregor Black is delighted to be partnering with an FMCG business in Grimsby to recruit a Cost Accountant / Management Accountant – Costing. This permanent role is fully onsite, giving you ownership of product costing across the business and supporting commercial and operational decision-making.

You will join the Business Performance team and work with Finance, Commercial, Operations and NPD. The company welcomes candidates at different career stages, from experienced Cost Accountant to