Manufacturing Cost Analyst: Drive Shop Floor Cost Insight

Seymour John Limited; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

CIMA study support

Company pension scheme

Career progression

Job summary

Seymour John Limited is seeking a commercially minded Manufacturing Cost Analyst in the UK. You will be the link between the shop floor and finance, working with production managers, engineers and operations to track, analyse and manage product costs.

The role focuses on standard costing, BOM management, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and close collaboration with manufacturing teams to improve margins and drive cost reductions.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Proficient with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Syspro, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle).
• Advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, data manipulation).
• Ability to communicate financial information to non-financial colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update standard costs for all manufactured products, including BOMs and routing files.
• Track and report weekly/monthly manufacturing variances such as material yield and labour efficiency.
• Partner with production and engineering teams to interpret financial data and drive waste reduction.
• Oversee inventory valuation, discrepancies, and year-end or perpetual stocktakes.
• Perform detailed margin analysis and support cost estimates and pricing for potential new products.
• Prepare journals, accruals and reconciliations for manufacturing costs and COGS during month-end.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Excel proficiency

Tools

SAP

Syspro

Sage

Microsoft Dynamics

Oracle

Job description

Seymour John Limited is seeking a commercially minded Manufacturing Cost Analyst in the UK. You will be the link between the shop floor and finance, working with production managers, engineers and operations to track, analyse and manage product costs.

The role focuses on standard costing, BOM management, variance analysis, inventory valuation, and close collaboration with manufacturing teams to improve margins and drive cost reductions.