Cost Accountant - Manufacturing

Senior finance role with a top manufacturing company

Client Details

A leading global chemical solutions provider

Description

• Own the cost centre reporting, including managing the site cost forecasting. Working with all cost centre owners to ensure full accountability and visibility on controllable costs.
• Financial evaluation and monitoring of capital expenditure projects.
• Proactively report deviations to budget and timeline to different stakeholders.
• Maintain an effective and efficient internal control structure ensuring compliance with internal procedures and SOX related requirements.
• Validate inventory stock valuations, variances and reporting.
• Act as a process verifier, providing support and sign off on financial elements of all projects in the continuous improvement program.
• Act as financial representative in overall contract management for the production site, in liaison with site management and purchasing.
• Adding value by providing departmental managers with insights into financial activities and facilitating performance improvement to realise the financial benefits

Profile

• Qualified (ACCA or CIMS) or qualification by experience in Management and/or Cost Accounting.

• Experience of working within the manufacturing industry and with finance shared service arrangements.
• Excellent IT skills including Excel, SAP and data warehousing statistical packages.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with all business levels.
• Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Strongly data orientated and organised with the ability to work to deadlines.
• Attention to detail and solution driven
• Fluent in English, any additional European language skills would also be an advantage but not essential.

Job Offer

Very competitive salary

Great benefits