Cost & Financial Accountant
Full-time
Network Finance
Company and Job Description:
An established manufacturing organisation is seeking a Cost & Financial Accountant to join its finance team. This role is primarily focused on cost accounting , making it ideal for a finance professional who has strong manufacturing costing experience and understands how to track and analyse costs throughout the production process. You'll work closely with operational and finance teams to ensure accurate product costing, identify cost drivers, and provide meaningful financial information to support commercial decision-making. While costing is the primary focus, the role also offers exposure to broader financial accounting responsibilities.Key Responsibilities:
Cost Accounting & Manufacturing Finance- Manage costing from raw materials through to finished products
- Analyse production costs, variances, and cost drivers
- Perform product and manufacturing cost calculations
- Monitor and analyse manufacturing margins and profitability
- Apply zero-based costing principles and methodologies
- Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency and profitability
- Perform balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations
- Process journals and support month-end close
- Assist with management accounts and financial reporting
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes
- Provide financial analysis and reporting to management
- Partner with production and operational teams on costing matters
- Investigate cost variances and provide recommendations
- Maintain accurate costing information and financial records
- Support continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function
Job Experience and Skills Required:
Qualifications:- BCom Accounting or Finance
- Currently studying towards CIMA - essential
- Minimum 4 years' relevant finance experience
- Strong manufacturing costing experience - essential
- Proven experience costing products from raw materials through to finished product
- Understanding or experience of zero-based costing
- Financial accounting experience, including reconciliations and month-end processes
- Strong cost accounting knowledge
- Manufacturing costing expertise
- Zero-based costing
- Financial analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- SAP experience advantageous
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Comfortable working across both costing and financial accounting functions
What's in it for you?
- Specialise in manufacturing cost accounting
- Gain exposure across both costing and financial accounting
- Work closely with operational teams and influence commercial decisions
- Develop your CIMA career within a manufacturing environment
- Opportunity to contribute directly to cost optimisation and business performance
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- Cost Accounting
- Manufacturing Finance
- Management Accounting
- Product Costing
- Standard Costing
- Zero-Based Costing
- Financial Accounting
- CIMA
- Cost Analysis
- Manufacturing Finance
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