Cost Accountant

The SF Group is currently recruiting for a Cost Accountant for a manufacturing company in Derby. This role is as a result of business change and growth.

As the Cost Accountant you will reporting into the Finance Manager and will be responsible for the ongoing analysis of margins, process constraints, projects and to trace back cost to underlying activities.

Key responsibilities:

• Utilise existing systems to monitor and provide an appropriate level of costing information
• Prepare. analyse and report gross margins by produce and customer
• Report on break even points by product
• Assist in month-end closing, prepare journal entries as necessary, analyse inventory evaluation
• Analyse cost accounting data and assist with cycle count/physical inventories
• Coordinate inventory counts and cycle counts
• Analysis of Standard Cost vs. Bills of Materials/Labour and advise changes to Logistics Department
• Review standard vs. actual cost for errors
• Validate cost of goods sold as part of month end closure
• Work with projects, and new product development
• Support and assist internal financial report requirements, audit schedules and others
• Prepare weekly KPI reports
• Assist in the preparation of budgets

You will have previous experience of working in an accounting/ financial experience in a manufacturing background, and be either qualified or qualified by experience (CIMA/ACCA/ACA). Ideally you will have experience of Cost Accounting Standards. You will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to build strong rapport across operational departments. You will be proactive, with the ability to work autonomously. You will have excellent analytical skills, with the ability to compile, research and interpret data to non-financial colleagues.

This role offers hands on exposure and interaction across the business.

If this sounds like the exciting challenge you are looking for, then please apply now for immediate consideration.