Senior Project Cost Accountant – Inventory & Margin

Matcon Limited; Evesham; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Matcon Head Office, Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, seeks a Finance Business Partner to support Operations, Project Management, Supply Chain and site leadership. You will translate cost and inventory performance into actionable insights and help drive margin improvement.

The role requires a degree in Finance/Accounting, strong cost accounting and project accounting experience, and ERP proficiency (JDE/SAP). A strategic partner, you’ll lead budgeting and forecasting with accuracy.

Qualifications

• Progressive cost accounting experience in manufacturing or project accounting.
• Degree in Business, Finance or Accounting.
• Knowledge of project accounting and percentage of completion accounting desirable.
• Experience partnering with Operations/Manufacturing and Supply Chain on inventory and cost controls.

Responsibilities

• Drive project budgets and cost-to-complete estimates with strong controls.
• Lead monthly cost reviews with PM team and inventory reviews with Purchasing.
• Own standard costing at Evesham, BOM/routing costs, and COGS accuracy.
• Improve reporting, variance analysis, and margin projection processes.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and percentage of completion accounting.
• Provide cross-functional financial insights to leadership.

Skills

Variance analysis

Cost accounting

Excel

Power BI

JDE knowledge

ERP experience

Education

Degree in Business, Finance, Accounting

CPA or CMA advantageous

Tools

JDE

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Matcon Head Office, Evesham, Worcestershire, UK, seeks a Finance Business Partner to support Operations, Project Management, Supply Chain and site leadership. You will translate cost and inventory performance into actionable insights and help drive margin improvement.

The role requires a degree in Finance/Accounting, strong cost accounting and project accounting experience, and ERP proficiency (JDE/SAP). A strategic partner, you’ll lead budgeting and forecasting with accuracy.