Financial Accountant
- Recruiter
- Robert Half Limited
- Location
- Wales, Caerphilly
- Salary
- £250 - £350 per day + Holiday
- Posted
- 24 Oct 2016
- Closes
- 31 Oct 2016
- Ref
- 461849-UKen
- Contact
- Emma Llewellyn
- Job Title
- ACCA
- Category
- Manufacturing / Engineering
- Experience Levels
- Newly Qualified
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Robert Half are currently recruiting for a Financial Accountant for a leading international manufacturing group based in Pontypridd initially on a six month contract.
Duties
Ownership of the Production Unit and P&L
Product Costing
- Own, maintain and improve basic product costing methodology and process using Excel as appropriate
- Establish robust end to end margin reporting including bill of materials, waste, direct and indirect labour costs, distribution costs and production overheads
- Report and explain product & range margin performance weekly to Production, Commercial & Finance teams
- Lead agenda on ways to improve product costings without impacting quality of product
Stock Management
- Work closely with the Warehouse Team to enable improved stocktaking
- Review and validate weekly stock count reports
- Investigate and identify root cause of significant wastage or shrink in stock
Production & Distribution Labour Cost Analysis
- Improve CPU labour cost reporting in conjunction with Payroll to allow improved cost transparency and management information reporting
- Distribution & Production Overhead Cost Analysis
- Monitor and report overheads weekly Business Partnering
Identify areas of overspend vs Budget and investigate solutions to reduce costs
- Act as a business partner to the Production & Distribution team explaining financial impacts and considerations
- Ensure strong feedback to Head Office team is sustained on developments and areas of focus in the CPU
- Lead the finance agenda during CPU Operating Leadership meetings
Candidate Profile
- Part or fully qualified accountant.
- Ability to perform the essential functions of the job typically acquired through 3 or more years of related experience
- Must be able to adapt to new and different computer programs and software to enable efficient data gathering and analysis
INTERESTED??? Contact Emma Llewellyn today on 02920 557300 or
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.