Rutherford Recruitment
Interim Cost / Management Accountant

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Interim Cost / Management Accountant
M4 corridor | Up to £400 a day inside IR35 | Start ASAP
Rutherford Recruitment is a specialist interim finance recruitment business, founded by Neil Rutherford after more than 20 years placing interim finance professionals across the UK.
I'm working exclusively with a global manufacturer who needs an experienced interim to support their Controlling team through year end, until at least February with potential to extend.
The Role
- Costing runs and standard cost reviews
- Production and price variance analysis, getting to the root cause and following it through
- Reviewing transactions to make sure processes are followed and avoid corrections later
- Productivity, utilisation and efficiency KPIs, feeding back to the Production Manager
- Month end support, including cost of sales reviews and reporting
- Helping improve finance processes while strengthening controls
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
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Why you're a good match
StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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Why you're a good match
You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
Experience fit
Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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What They Need
- CIMA qualified
- Strong cost accounting experience in a manufacturing environment
- SAP experience
- Comfortable pulling data and querying the system yourself
- Detail focused, self sufficient and keen to improve how things work


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Location
Mainly office based with a day from home. The client has sites along the M4 corridor and there's flexibility on base for the right person.
If that's you, send me your CV and expected day rate to neil@rutherfordrecruitment.co.uk or message me directly. Happy to have a confidential chat.
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