Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant

£45k-£50k per annum

Monday – Friday / General Office Hours

Wrexham

Our client based in the Wrexham area is currently recruiting a Cost Accountant on a permanent basis.  This is a key business partnering role responsible for delivering accurate product costing, analysing manufacturing performance and providing financial insight to support operational decision-making.  Working closely with Finance, Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain, the successful candidate will ensure robust cost control, improve financial reporting, identify cost-saving opportunities and support continuous improvement across our manufacturing operations.  This role is ideally suited to someone who enjoys working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Performance Objectives

Cost Accounting

• Analyse manufacturing costs including labour, material and overhead absorption.
• Support the costing of new products and engineering changes.
• Monitor inventory valuation and cost accuracy.
• Investigate manufacturing variances and recommend corrective actions.

Manufacturing Finance

• Partner with Operations to improve manufacturing efficiency and cost performance.
• Analyse labour utilisation, machine utilisation and production efficiencies.
• Support inventory control and stock valuation processes.
• Work closely with Production, Engineering and Supply Chain to improve manufacturing profitability.

Financial Reporting

• Analyse manufacturing variances against budget.
• Assist with budgeting and forecasting activities.
• Provide financial analysis to support business decisions.

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Assist with forecasting future manufacturing costs.
• Support capital expenditure planning (CAPEX).

Continuous Improvement

• Identify cost reduction opportunities across manufacturing.
• Support Lean Manufacturing initiatives from a financial perspective.

Compliance & Audit

• Ensure compliance with company financial controls.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company procedures.
• Assist with inventory audits and stock counts.

Person Specification

• Comfortable working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• AAT Qualified, Part Qualified or Qualified (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or equivalent experience.
• SAP, EFACS, Microsoft Dynamics or similar ERP systems.
• Power BI or advanced reporting tools.
• Lean Manufacturing knowledge.
• CIMA Qualified or studying towards qualification.
• Standard costing within a multi-process manufacturing environment

Benefits

• Pension scheme.
• Annual leave entitlement plus public holidays.
• Additional company benefits available.

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