Cost Accountant
- Recruiter
- Michael Page
- Location
- Newport
- Salary
- £30000 - £35000 per annum
- Posted
- 25 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 25 Sep 2017
- Ref
- 13817003/001
- Contact
- Lewis Andrews
- Job role
- Finance business partner
- Sector
- Digital
- Contract type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
Our client is a manufacturing company based in South Wales is looking to add a cost accountant to their growing team
Client Details
Our client is a manufacturing company based in South Wales
Description
Duties and Responsibilities
To collect & analyse data and record results to determine costs to business such as raw material purchases, stock and labour
To analyse changes in product recipes, raw materials, manufacturing methods or services provided, to determine effects on costs
To analyse actual manufacturing costs and ensure BOMs are accurate at all times
To analyse sales data in order to help the Sales Teams develop products and customers
To analyse product margins to ensure appropriate action is taken to maximise the return on sales
To help in any one-off projects to collect and present the relevant data to support the business case
To actively identify any weaknesses in procedures and controls, provide a solution and implement it as soon as practicable, so as to ensure accurate records are being maintained.
To liaise with all departments to ensure any financial impact of their activities is being recorded accurately.
To monitor material prices to ensure maximum margin.
To take a role as directed by the AFC/FC within any finance projects/systems development.
To help grow the business and maintain the margins.
Profile
Skills / Attributes Required
*Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience.
*Previous cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment essential
*Highly proficient in MS Excel
*Strong knowledge of SAGE Accounting Systems (or similar).
*Accurate, logical, ambitious and goal orientated.
◦Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
*Proactive approach to problem solving.
Job Offer
Upto £35,000 plus benefits