Cost Accountant

Lower Dicker East Sussex Full-time Permanent Salary dependent on experience

Are you an analytical finance professional with experience in cost or management accounting within a manufacturing environment

Our client is looking for a Cost Accountant to join its finance team in Lower Dicker. This is a hands-on role responsible for maintaining accurate product costs inventory valuations and financial reporting while providing meaningful insight to support operational performance and profitability.

This opportunity would suit an experienced Cost Accountant or a part-qualified finance professional looking to develop their career within a busy manufacturing business.

• Completing quarterly cost roll-ups and reviewing bills of materials
• Analysing manufacturing variances across materials labour and overheads
• Monitoring inventory valuations and reconciling inventory accounts
• Supporting cycle counts and stocktakes investigating any discrepancies
• Producing margin analysis by product and customer
• Preparing month-end journals relating to inventory and cost of sales
• Producing labour-efficiency reports on a daily and weekly basis
• Completing balance-sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining the fixed-asset register and preparing monthly depreciation journals
• Producing board-level reporting on inventory ageing and stock categories
• Maintaining accurate costing information within the ERP system
• Developing Excel models reports and business-intelligence dashboards
• Supporting system upgrades automation and continuous-improvement projects
• Maintaining effective financial controls across inventory and costing processes
• Preparing year-end schedules and responding to audit queries

• One to two years experience in cost accounting or management accounting
• Experience within a manufacturing or operational environment
• A strong understanding of standard and absorption costing
• Experience using an ERP system such as Microsoft Dynamics AX SAP or Oracle
• Advanced Excel skills including pivot tables financial modelling and data analysis
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work accurately to deadlines
• Professional accounting qualification or part-qualified status such as CIMA ACA ACCA or equivalent

• Previous experience using Microsoft Dynamics AX
• Knowledge of lean manufacturing or process-improvement methods
• Experience developing BI dashboards and reporting tools
• Sage Payroll or Sage HR experience
• Experience gained within an accountancy practice before moving into manufacturing

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of an important area of finance and work closely with both financial and operational teams. Youll have the opportunity to improve reporting strengthen processes and provide analysis that directly influences business performance.

Apply today with your CV and a member of the Placr Recruitment team will be in touch.

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