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A great Cost Accountant does far more than produce reports.
You understand what the numbers are telling the business. You spot trends, identify opportunities to reduce costs and help operational teams make better decisions. If you enjoy partnering with manufacturing teams and want a role where your work has a real impact, this could be the opportunity you have been looking for.
We are looking for an experienced Cost Accountant to join a growing manufacturing business based in Wrexham. Working closely with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Production and Supply Chain, you will play a key role in improving financial performance, supporting decision making and ensuring accurate product costing across the business.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a collaborative team where continuous improvement is encouraged and your ideas will be valued.
What you will be doing
Responsibilities
- Developing and maintaining accurate standard costing models
- Analysing manufacturing costs including labour, materials and overheads
- Reviewing product costing and profitability
- Supporting the costing of new products and engineering changes
- Investigating manufacturing variances and recommending improvements
- Producing daily, weekly and monthly manufacturing cost reports
- Monitoring inventory valuation, stock accuracy and manufacturing overheads
- Analysing production performance, labour utilisation and operational efficiency
- Supporting month end and year end reporting
- Assisting with budgeting, forecasting and capital expenditure planning
- Producing KPI reports and financial analysis for senior management
- Identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve profitability
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives and financial reporting enhancements
- Working with cross functional teams to improve business performance
- Supporting internal and external audits while ensuring financial compliance
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What we are looking for
We are keen to speak with experienced Cost Accountants or Manufacturing Accountants who enjoy working closely with operational teams and using financial data to influence business performance.
- Previous experience as a Cost Accountant, Manufacturing Accountant or similar finance role
- Experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment
- Strong knowledge of standard costing and variance analysis
- Experience preparing budgets and forecasts
- Strong Excel skills
- Experience using ERP or MRP systems
- Experience supporting month end reporting
- Knowledge of inventory accounting and manufacturing KPI reporting
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- The ability to communicate financial information clearly to non finance colleagues
- AAT qualified, part qualified or fully qualified CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent, or relevant experience
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Experience with Power BI, Lean Manufacturing or continuous improvement projects would be beneficial but is not essential.
What is on offer
- Salary of A GBP 45,000 to A GBP 50,000
- Company pension
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Life assurance
- On site parking
- Ongoing training and development
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Early finish every Friday (please note this is a fully office based role)
Why apply?
This is a business that genuinely values collaboration, continuous improvement and professional development. You will work alongside experienced colleagues across Finance and Operations, helping to shape business decisions and improve manufacturing performance while developing your own career.
If you are looking for a Cost Accountant position where you can make a genuine difference and build a long term career, we would love to hear from you.
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