Cost Accountant - Manufacturing
- Employer
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, Cambridgeshire, Duxford
- Salary
- £50000 - £55000 per annum
- Closing date
- May 3, 2019
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- Job Role
- Group Accountant
- Sector
- Manufacturing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Senior finance role with a top manufacturing company
Client Details
A leading global chemical solutions provider
Description
- Own the cost centre reporting, including managing the site cost forecasting. Working with all cost centre owners to ensure full accountability and visibility on controllable costs.
- Financial evaluation and monitoring of capital expenditure projects.
- Proactively report deviations to budget and timeline to different stakeholders.
- Maintain an effective and efficient internal control structure ensuring compliance with internal procedures and SOX related requirements.
- Validate inventory stock valuations, variances and reporting.
- Act as a process verifier, providing support and sign off on financial elements of all projects in the continuous improvement program.
- Act as financial representative in overall contract management for the production site, in liaison with site management and purchasing.
- Adding value by providing departmental managers with insights into financial activities and facilitating performance improvement to realise the financial benefits
Profile
- Qualified (ACCA or CIMS) or qualification by experience in Management and/or Cost Accounting.
- Experience of working within the manufacturing industry and with finance shared service arrangements.
- Excellent IT skills including Excel, SAP and data warehousing statistical packages.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with all business levels.
- Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
- Strongly data orientated and organised with the ability to work to deadlines.
- Attention to detail and solution driven
- Fluent in English, any additional European language skills would also be an advantage but not essential.
Job Offer
Very competitive salary
Great benefits
Company
Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.
We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.
Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.
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