Cost / Management Accountant

Job Opportunity: Cost/Management Accountant
Location: Ellesmere Port
Salary: Circa £50,000
Benefits: Competitive package including hybrid work options
We have an exciting opportunity for a Qualified/QBE Cost Accountant to join our permanent team at the shared service centre in Ellesmere Port. The role offers excellent benefits and a hybrid work setup.
Key Responsibilities:

• Costing new products and ensuring accurate standard costs, BOMs, and recipe data.
• Quarterly standard cost updates and communication to senior management.
• Weekly activities on process orders, variance calculations, and insightful reporting.
• Month-end close for production and inventory, including Actual Costing.
• Monthly reconciliations for key balance sheet accounts.
• Identification and reporting of manufacturing cost variances.
• Chairing variance reporting meetings.
• Production of monthly plant financials and performance analysis.
• Collaborating with Product Management on new developments and tenders.
• Reporting using Business Warehouse and supporting annual budgeting.
• Maintaining Costing email inbox and responding to queries promptly.
• Supporting external audits during the annual audit.
• Handling other ad-hoc reporting and queries as needed.

Role Requirements:

• CIMA Qualified or QBE.
• Proven Costing experience in manufacturing.
• Strong skills in Outlook, Excel, and ERP systems (preferably S4 Hana).
• Excellent communication skills across all levels.

Benefits:

• Salary circa £50,000 dependent on experience.
• 25 days holiday.
• 20% work-from-home flexibility post qualifying period (business needs permitting).
• Death in service benefit.
• Bonus scheme.
• Enhanced pension after qualifying period.