Cost Accountant

The job: Cost Accountant

When you're part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll do challenging work, and be part of a team that values performance, quality and innovation. As part of a successful, growing global organization you will be encouraged to perform at your best. With revenues of $25 billion and the largest investment in R&D in the industry, we give our people the resources and opportunities to make significant contributions to the world.

We currently have an opportunity for an experienced Cost Accountant to join us in a permanent role at our site in Paisley to support our growing Global Finance Team.

What will you do?

• Create and maintain SKU level standard costs in accordance with corporate policies and generally accepted accounting principles.
• Collaborate with manufacturing personnel on structure and validity of BOM and routing data. Collect and study data to determine costs of business activities.
• Assist in the analysis of financial data and extracts and assess relevant information; interpret data for the purpose of applying past financial performance to future standards.
• Develop financial reports from various accounting and information systems (specifically E1, SAP and EDW) for use in forecasting, trending, and results analysis. Validate accuracy of the financial results.
• Provide support as required for cost benefit analysis related to projects and/or programs.
• Reconcile ending inventory balances on monthly basis. Serve as owner of transactional data associated with inventory moves.
• Manage the excess and obsolete inventory reserves based on guidance from corporate policy.
• Actively participate and provide leadership in various projects to improve the operational and financial effectiveness of the plant related to the standard costs of individual SKUs.
• Use various software applications, such as spreadsheets, relational databases, statistical packages, and graphics packages to format data and assemble reports.
• Participate in annual budgeting and standard cost roll.

Who we are looking for:

• Part qualifed CIMA or ACCA.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting.
• Must demonstrate judgment, tact and diplomacy in dealing with internal and external customers as well the ability to handle confidential and proprietary information.
• Requires a functional knowledge of manufacturing and cost accounting.
• Self-Initiative and organization skills are extremely valuable to ensure a smooth office operation.

What's in it for you:

• Personalized career development plan
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Onsite subsidized gym
• Onsite car parking.
• Private Medical Care & Life assurance policies

About us:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue of approximately $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer.Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving complex analytical challenges, increasing productivity in their laboratories,improving patient health through diagnostics orthedevelopment andmanufacture of life-changing therapies, we are here to support them. Our global teamofmore than 100,000colleaguesdelivers an unrivaled combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, Patheon and PPD. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

With Thermo Fisher Scientic, it's not just a career. It's a chance to realise your best - professionally and personally.

Apply today!

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