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Job Description - Cost Accountant

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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