Cost Accountant

Reporting to the Chief Financial Officer, the Cost Accountant will support the business across contribution reporting and product costing.
What you'll be doing

• Updating and analysing standard product costs and recommending changes.
• Calculating and reviewing machine hour rates.
• Reviewing contribution dashboards by product, customer and region.
• Generating and analysing material and labour variances including usage and price variances, PPV.
• Producing product costing data to support commercial decision-making.
• Reconciling stock and overseeing stock counting procedures.
• Produce slow / obsolete moving stock reports and providing provide accordingly financial statements.
• Reconciling sales and accrued income reports to ensure correct P&L and balance sheet postings.
• Producing and monitoring Sales and Order intake budgets and forecasts.
• Taking ownership of rebate and commission process, ensuring accruing and paying of customer rebates on time.
• To work in a safe manner, driving positive behaviour and leading by example with regard to the company's health, safety and environmental policies.
• To carry out any other duties not listed above as may reasonably be expected.

You will be IT literate, proficient at manipulating and analysing data, have excellent communication skills, organised, self-motivated with a high standard of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail.
Benefits
Holiday buy & sell Car schemeCompetitive pay & bonus Enhanced pension Training & development opportunities

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