Commercial Accountant - Manufacturing

About the Business

An exciting opportunity to be working with a highly successful manufacturing company based in Birmingham. As their Commercial accountant, you are a key part of their finance team, contributing directly to commercial decision-making and driving business growth. This role is varied and provides lots of hands-on exposure within finance.

Role Responsibilities:

• Has full responsibility for the income statement and balance sheet items for new Programmes, ensure the accounting of capital and SUL costs are properly accounted for and tracked.
• Work alongside the Finance 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. This must cover capital, cash and IS analysis showing the program & facility profitability v the original business case (PAR). Present out to key stakeholders monthly the actual and forecasted data. Alerting the team of any margin deterioration that needs to be addressed.
• Validate and approve sales and purchase material prices and Purchase Orders.
• 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.
• Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place and support effective and efficient annual financial audits.
• Develops and maintain thorough financial procedures and systems.
• Develops, monitors and analysis manufacturing labour and overhead allocation for burden rates to ensure appropriateness.
• Support operations in cost management and identify opportunities to drive improvements

Location / Office / Culture

This role is based in their Birmingham office. The company fosters a professional and engaging culture where teamwork and continuous improvement are highly valued.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• Accountancy Qualification is preferred but not essential
• Solid experience in a commercial accounting capacity, within manufacturing.
• Strong analytical skills with a commercial mindset.
• A proactive and inquisitive approach to financial data.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficiency in financial reporting and analysis.

Why Join the business

• Direct involvement in the commercial success of a leading manufacturer.
• Collaborative and supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to develop and enhance your commercial finance skills.

About Us

We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.

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