cost accountant Burnley, England
Job description
Tailor Made are excited to be recruiting for a leading provider of welding and coating services in the Burnley area. They are seeking a Cost Accountant to be responsible for the manufacturing accounting and finance as it relates to monthly close, forecasts and budgets.
You will be a hands-on, value-added team member who helps to achieve financial commitments by providing transparency to results and actions and plans for execution. The role also includes the accounting and reporting for inventory and fixed assets as well as the controls for these areas, including the development, maintenance and annual update of accurate standard costs for inventory and equipment refurbishment.
The Role:
¨ Support business performance by providing operations financial analysis and thorough reporting of plant metrics and KPI’s
¨ Provide Operations Management with weekly, monthly and quarterly financial metrics (KPIs) to assist in driving business results
¨ Key player in the monthly close process by preparing journal entries, interpreting and explaining month to date, quarter to date and year to date income statement results versus prior year, budget and forecast to plant managers
¨ Ensure 100% reconciliation of the balance sheet with ownership of account reconciliations pertaining to inventory, inventory reserves, deferred refurbishment costs and fixed assets
¨ Monitor, evaluate, and coordinate the disposal of obsolete and excess inventories, including appropriate reserve requirements based on Company Policy.
¨ Analyse equipment rental fleet portfolio and develop and report on key metrics including asset utilisation and payback to assist business in making strategic decisions around optimising the rental fleet
¨ Responsible for coordinating fixed asset inventories and physical inventories, including bi-annual rental fleet counts
¨ Responsible for accurate accounting for fixed assets including tracking of Construction In Process, physical tagging of assets once in service, and regular reviews for idle assets per Company policy
About You:
¨ ACA, CIMA, ACCA Qualified or Part Qualified with a strong exam track record
¨ Strong SAP experience and knowledge desired
¨ Sound analytical skills, good planning/ organisation skills, attention to detail
¨ Self-starter with the ability to identify problems and find solutions
¨ Ability to prioritise effectively and to work to tight deadlines
¨ Ability to quickly absorb, analyse and summarize financial data in way that is meaningful to management
¨ Ability to build strong professional relationships with colleagues across differing functions with a stakeholder focused approach to Finance
¨ Strong work ethic and driven to succeed
¨ Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Applications, particularly Excel
¨ Experience in Project Accounting would be advantageous, although not essential
¨ Systems & Process orientated; focus on process improvement and value stream mapping
¨ Working knowledge of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley – desirable
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Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications we receive per vacancy, we are unable to respond to every candidate personally and so if you have not heard back from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
