Cost Accountant

Reed Finance are working with a Teesside based SME in their search for an experienced Cost Accountant to join the finance department.  Our client is looking to recruit a Cost Accountant to support their finance department. The role involves product costing, investigating variances, maintaining standard costs in ERP systems, preparing management accounts, and handling ad hoc projects.
The role is responsible for meeting business needs by supporting the finance department in cost accounting and the preparation of the company’s management accounts.  Ideal candidates should have extensive costing experience, strong ERP knowledge, advanced Excel skills.
Main Tasks:
Preparing management accounts, budgets, and forecasts
Providing product costing to commercial and operations teams
Investigating sales and production variances
Maintaining standard costs in ERP systems
Preparing sales analysis
Maintaining and reconciling stock systems
Developing and maintaining financial systems
Providing fixed cost analysis to budget holders
Providing timely and accurate information both internally and externally
Managing accounts payable team member
Handling ad hoc projects
Required Skills:
Extensive costing experience (CoGS/BoMS/Std Costing/Works Orders)
Advanced Excel sk...