Cost Management Accountant

Page Personnel are working with this FMCG brand to recruit for a interim Cost Management Accountant for a 12 month period. This client is a well known household brand based in Wrexham.

Client Details

You can't get far in FMCG without having heard this brand name. They have been around for generations and have built up an impressive portfolio of brands. They are the market leader within their sector and their approach to business is driven by a continual pursuit of excellence across all functions and markets in which they operate.

Description

This role will include the following key responsibilities:

• Agree monthly accruals for labour and burden accounts and post complex journals.

• Accountable for the on time delivery of accurate financial submissions for the plant and adherence to process throughout.

• Provide commentary and lead month end review with Plant Finance Manager and coordinate required changes.

• Responsible for performing detailed root cause analysis on variance vs budget and partnering with plant teams to identify and develop corrective actions, risk mitigation strategies and opportunities.

• Balance Sheet Risks & Ops schedule.

• Co-ordinate the annual budget and lead the budget for labour and burden and balance sheet accounts.

• Providing commentary and insight into variance analysis.

• Responsible for providing Cash flow and Balance sheet assumptions to GBS team and reviewing impact of key changes.

• Partner with plant teams to develop costing assumptions for Innovation.

• Responsible for support and first escalation point for Internal/External audits

• Working within a cover group to complete Production execution.

Profile

The successful candidate will require the following:

• Part-Qualified Accountant or equivalent experience.

• Proficiency in MS Excel and SAP Finance.

• Ability to partner across all levels of the organisations and respond to ad hoc queries independently.

• Good communicator, organised, excellent attention to detail, with the ability to work with confidential information
• Be available immediately or at short notice.

Job Offer

This opportunity will offer the following:

• £30,000 - £35,000 dependant on experience
• 30 days holiday - excluding bank holidays
• Pension
• Free parking
• Bonus Scheme