Cost Accountant | Dungannon
Global Manufacturing | *Hybrid | Competitive Salary | Bonus
Reed is partnered with a major global manufacturing client in Dungannon, in the appointment of a qualified/qualified-by-experience Cost Accountant on a permanent & full-time basis.
The role:
Reporting to the Finance Controller you will be responsible for all areas of Cost Accounting. Key activity includes:
- Evaluate existing machine costings - materials, labour, and overhead setting of annual standard costs
- Review of machine margins
- Review and the management of the NPPD process for new machines costings
- Prepare costing information to assist with budgeting and forecasting
- Management of inventories – obsolete inventory, cycle counts approvals, cycle stats and audits
- Month end inventory org close and provision of information to assist in the financial monthly close cycle
- Monthly financial spend and absorption trackers for management review
- Identify and execute cost reduction opportunities in the business
- Prepare analysis of direct labour efficiencies monthly and quarterly
- Assist the Financial Controller to prepare all site scorecards and Managements packs
- Provision of information to managers in an easily understood format
- Maintain procedure documents and SOX testing to ensure BU maintains SOX score of 90%+.
Criteria:
- Previous experience working within Cost Accountancy of a Manufacturing Environment
- Strong systems knowledge and proficient in Excel spreadsheets and Microsoft word
- Experience of working with Oracle would also be desirable though not essential
- The ability to work to prioritise and thrive under pressure in a fast-moving business meeting tight deadline
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- You must also be able to demonstrate that you are a results focused individual with the energy and drive to make it happen.
- A third level education, ideally in an Accounts capacity CIMA/ACCA/ACA, is desirable
For more information, please contact Laurence Jago at REED Belfast, as soon as possible and in complete confidence. Alternatively, you can apply via this advert or contact me confidentially on LinkedIn.