The Permanent Division of Robert Half is currently recruiting for a Cost Accountant on behalf of a large Manufacturing and Sales business with offices in Milton Keynes
The Role
As Cost Accountant you will support various production sites across the UK taking ownership of standard costing for products and taking the lead on costing initiatives across the business. Day to day duties will consist of:
*Updates to product standard costs in SAP
*Working with plants and Procurement to ensure accuracy in product master data, routings and BOMs.
*Manage accruals and prepayments including utilities, leasing, rent and rates.
*Provide analysis of COGs variances - volume, price, consumption etc.
*Support with production of monthly plant flashcards, ensuring reports reconcile back to SAP.
*Support with monthly reporting to HFM ensuring an accurate split of the P&L by product category
*Support the plants with their production cost budgets and forecasts.
*Contribute to one off projects and ad hoc initiatives
*Travel to our UK Manufacturing sites as required
Your profile
You will be a Qualified Accountant with extensive cost accounting experience across a complex manufacturing and supply chain function looking for a new development opportunity within a fast moving and developing organisation in the Milton Keynes area.
Company
The Business is Growing and developing and offers excellent career development opportunities for its staff.
Salary and Benefits
Role of Cost Accountant in Milton Keynes is working on a hybrid basis and offering a salary up to 65K + Excellent additional benefits
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