Cost Accountant
Anord Mardix
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Blackburn • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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About the role
- Responsible for ensuring all material, labour and expense costs are accurately reflected in the project costing system.
- Tracking progress of project activities to enable appropriate project financial performance including risk analysis.
- Assist in the management of the project data to ensure accurate reporting and system integrity.
- Preparing for monthly financial information by investigating variances and analysis for projects to explain actual financial performance against budget.
- Tracking Intercompany transactions and assist with cost and revenue reporting.
- Collaborate with supply chain, commercial and operations teams to further understand projects.
- Assist with month/quarter end activities, as required.
- Assist and support in SOX compliance.
- Internal and External Audits.
- Ad hoc projects as required.
Requirements
- Relevant degree.
- Requires some years of related work experience, ideally in technical/manufacturing environment.
- Good MS Office skills.
- Working to deadlines with a good attention to detail.
- Good communication and organisational skills are essential.
- Ability to manage day to day work whilst also being part of a team.
- Fantastic written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience of accounting systems and Microsoft Excel.
- Confident under pressure and able to handle multifaceted objectives.
- Excellent work ethic with confidentiality at the core.
- Eligibility to work in the UK.
Benefits
- A competitive salary and benefits package which includes:
- A merit-based annual pay review.
- Enhanced annual leave.
- Employee recognition scheme and long service awards.
- Referral bonus.
- Volunteer days.
- Group Life Insurance, including a death in service payment and access to a virtual GP service 24/7 365 days a year.
- Sick pay scheme.
- Cycle to Work scheme.
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave.
- Travel opportunities (role dependent).
- Support in your well-being by access to:
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free access to qualified counsellors and expert advice.
- On-site trained Mental Health First Aiders.
- Access to various discount programs (including food, activities, gym memberships etc.)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
project costingrisk analysisfinancial reportingvariance analysiscost reportingrevenue reportingSOX complianceaccounting systemsMicrosoft Excel
Soft skills
attention to detailcommunication skillsorganizational skillsteamworkwritten communicationverbal communicationability to work under pressureconfidentialitywork ethic
Certifications
relevant degree