Manufacturing Cost Accountant: Margin Master & BOM Lead

Cathedral Appointments Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role

Career development

Sponsorship not available

Job summary

Cathedral Appointments Ltd in Plymouth seeks a Cost Accountant for a major manufacturing business. This high-profile role sits at the heart of the finance function, ensuring products are accurately costed and margins protected.

You will collaborate with production, procurement and design to establish true cost of manufacture, maintain BOMs, update ERP costing and report gross margin on completed products. Manufacturing experience is essential; progression toward accounting qualifications is

Qualifications

• Costing experience within manufacturing environments.
• Strong analytical ability to explain financial data to senior operations managers.
• Proactive, self-motivated; able to influence colleagues across functions.
• Collaborative team player; able to lead and support cross-functional groups.
• Advanced Excel and general IT skills.
• Willingness to progress with accounting qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Review component costs across product lines to ensure accuracy.
• Work with design, procurement and production to establish true cost of manufacture.
• Develop and maintain bills of materials to improve MRP accuracy.
• Update ERP costing results and report gross margin on completed products.
• Reconcile materials and WIP inventory quarterly and evaluate stock reduction initiatives.
• Identify cost reduction opportunities and support wider finance projects.

Skills

Costing experience

Analytical skills

Stakeholder influence

Cross-functional collaboration

Advanced Excel

Education

Accounting qualifications (pursuit)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Cathedral Appointments Ltd in Plymouth seeks a Cost Accountant for a major manufacturing business. This high-profile role sits at the heart of the finance function, ensuring products are accurately costed and margins protected.

You will collaborate with production, procurement and design to establish true cost of manufacture, maintain BOMs, update ERP costing and report gross margin on completed products. Manufacturing experience is essential; progression toward accounting qualifications is