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Cost Accountant

SF Recruitment
Posted 14 hours ago, valid for 20 hours
Location

Solihull, West Midlands B90 4SF

Contract type

Full Time

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  • SF Recruitment is seeking a Cost Accountant for a manufacturing business in South Birmingham.
  • The role requires responsibility for financial management during the launch of new programmes, including income statements and balance sheets.
  • Candidates should have relevant experience in cost accounting, with a salary of £50,000 offered for the position.
  • Key responsibilities include controlling plant launch costs, preparing monthly analyses, and supporting the finance team during month-end close.
  • This is an office-based role with excellent benefits, including an early close on Fridays.

SF Recruitment are currently working with a South Birmingham manufacturing business in the recruitment of a Cost Accountant. The successful candidate will be responsible for all financial requirements to ensure a smooth and successful launch of new programmes in the business. Key duties will include:

  • Responsibility for the income statement and balance sheet items for new Programmes
  • Work alongside the Financial Controller, ensuring that the results are accurately consolidated with solid explanations for variances.
  • Control and report all plant launch costs.
  • Prepare a detailed monthly launch cost analysis and work with the launch team to develop accurate forecasts.
  • Control and approve Launch costs Purchase Order Requests ensuring accurate GL coding and costs are within Budget.
  • Works closely with manufacturing operations to ensure accurate and timely capture of all production costs and effective analysis of production variances.
  • Support the finance team at each month end close, including posting monthly journal entries, completing account reconciliations, providing variance and programme analysis and investigating discrepancies.
  • Provide cost accounting expertise for the manufacturing operations.
  • Develop, monitor and analyse manufacturing labour and overhead allocation

Salary £50,000 Office based role with Friday lunch early close Excellent benefits If this role is of interest, please apply today.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.