Inventory Accountant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Kirkless, West Yorkshire seeks an Inventory Accountant to enhance financial operations and stock management. This role involves providing financial analyses as a business partner to various teams while managing a small team. A driving license is essential for site visits as part of the role. Competitive salary offered, alongside flexible and hybrid working options.

Benefits

5% pension contributions

Flexible working schedule

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant or QBE preferred.
• Experience in Manufacturing or FMCG industries.
• Excellent communication and team management skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate as Finance Business Partner for supply chain and sales.
• Manage inventory turnover and stock control processes.
• Oversee financial reporting and variance analysis.

Skills

Communication

Team Management

Attention to Detail

Excel Proficiency

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or QBE

Job description

Sewell Wallis are partnering with a well-established multi-site manufacturer based in Kirkless, West Yorkshire, to recruit an Inventory Accountant.

As part of this Inventory Accountant role, you'll be heavily involved with cost control, stock management, and gross margin analysis to drive and develop efficiencies, being instrumental to business decisions as a business partner for the operations team and key stakeholders.

This role requires someone who is a confident communicator, who understands how to influence and have difficult conversations with a range of stakeholders, working closely with the Operations & Sales teams.

The role would suit someone who has a keen eye for detail and a proactive approach, someone who is hands on and enjoys getting stuck into the numbers! You'll be driving across sites (within 5 miles of each other) to visit manufacturing facilities and engage directly with the teams there, therefore a driving license is essential for this role.

What will you be doing?

• Operating as Finance Business Partner for supply chain, operations, sales and customer service teams.
• Overseeing inventory turnover and stock optimisation.
• Managing stock control processes and producing inventory reports.
• Delivering margin cost analysis
• Preparing and presentation of financial reports, forecasts, and variance analysis
• Overseeing management accounts and financial reporting for business units.
• Management of a team of two.
• Assisting with annual audits and improvement of financial systems, processes and reporting tools.

What skills are we looking for?

• Qualified Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) or QBE
• Experience in Manufacturing or FMCG industries
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience of managing a small team
• Proficient with Excel
• UK Driving License

What's on offer?

• A competitive salary, c. 55,000
• 5 hour working week
• 5% pension contributions
• A flexible working schedule
• Hybrid working options

Send us your CV below, or contact Inci Evcil for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.