Interim Cost Accountant
- Employer
- Michael Page Finance
- Location
- England, Gloucestershire
- Salary
- £35000 - £40000 per annum
- Closing date
- Dec 15, 2020
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- Job Role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Finance
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
My client are looking for an approachable, collaborative cost accountant. This is suited to someone who is personable and can develop relationships with the operations and technical teams.
Client Details
My client are in the manufacturing space and have a great reputation in the market.
Description
The main responsibilities within this role are:
- Drive the timely preparation of a robust bill of materials in SAP (Understanding and documenting the process from end to end).
- Review standard labour cost and overhead recovery rates on a monthly basis.
- Ensure latest commodity prices (are reflected in costing models used to quote work)
- Develop reporting to enable sales and production to understand the mix of work on blended margins.
- Develop the data capture for actual process times
- Develop a process to capture and report on warranty costs and non-conformances.
- Oversee monthly reconciliation of debtors and creditors (including supplier statement reconciliations and the measurement of stretched creditors)
- Oversee the cashflow forecasting and weekly reporting to group (ensure forecast performance is linked to cash collection and also Explain variances from the previous iteration)
- Oversee and support purchase ledger / Sales ledger teams (e.g. Inverse balances, late payments, Proformas)
- Oversee preparation of Bank reconciliation.
- Responsible for Accruals and prepayments.
- Responsible for posting depreciation and reconcile fixed asset register.
- Responsible for reconciling payroll control accounts.
- Responsible for reconciling VAT control accounts.
- Review and report on overhead spend in the period, with a focus on cost control.
- Assist in preparing management accounts pack and board presentation.
- To drive and own the stock take process.
- Review and analyse finished goods stock
- To work with purchasing and stores to implement cyclical count reporting.
Profile
The successful candidate for this role will have:
- A recognised accountancy qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
- Strong Excel skills (vlookups, pivot tables, sumifs)
- Prior experience of using SAP
- Ideally experience of working in a manufacturing environment
Job Offer
A competitive salary is on offer for this role. Please note that for the right candidate this could develop into a permanent opportunity
Company
Michael Page specialises in the permanent, temporary and interim recruitment of qualified accountants. In fact, our organisation was founded to provide selection and recruitment services for accounting professionals and has been a market leader in this field for more than 35 years.
We have earned the trust of clients in industry and commerce, the banking and financial services markets and the public and not-for-profit sector. We also have an exemplary track record of completing assignments for everyone from small, boutique practices to the Big Four firms.
Many of our consultants have a background in accounting and finance – that’s real, grass roots expertise at your disposal. Combine that with the global reach you get from a company that has over 155 offices in 36 countries and you’re looking at a pretty formidable package. We are confident no other consultancy is better qualified to help you make that crucial, next step in your career.
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