Jackson Hogg are delighted to be working alongside our client within the Manufacturing industry, to appoint a Cost Accountant.
If you have experience in data analysis and costing, this is a great chance to really enhance your skillset working alongside a global plc.
What you’ll be doing
- Updating and analysing standard product costs and recommending changes.
- Calculating and reviewing machine hour rates.
- Reviewing contribution dashboards by product, customer and region.
- Generating and analysing material and labour variances including usage and price variances, PPV.
- Producing product costing data to support commercial decision making.
- Reconciling stock and overseeing stock counting procedures.
- Produce slow / obsolete moving stock reports and providing accordingly in financial statements.
- Reconciling sales and accrued income reports to ensure correct P&L and balance sheet postings.
- Producing and monitoring Sales and Order intake budgets and forecasts.
- Taking ownership of rebate and commission process, ensuring accruing and paying of customer rebates on time.
- To work in a safe manner, driving positive behaviour and leading by example with regard to the company’s health, safety and environmental policies.
- To carry out any other duties not listed above as may reasonably be expected.
Who we’re looking for
As a Cost Accountant you must be a part qualified accountant or be qualified by experience. You must also have knowledge of management account issues, having a creative approach to improving systems and resolving problems.
You will be IT literate, proficient at manipulating and analysing data, have excellent communication skills, organised, self-motivated with a high standard of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail.
Benefits
WeCare app (Employee Assistance Program)
Holiday buy & sell
Car scheme
Competitive pay & bonus
Enhanced pension
Training & development opportunities