Finance Manager - Cost Accounting

Kenneth Brian Associates are partnered with a global company based in Harwich looking for a proactive and experienced Finance Manager to join their team. The ideal candidate will come from a manufacturing background and have a working knowledge of cost accounting. The company offers hybrid working where you would need to go in to the office 3 days per week. Key Responsibilities: Management Accounting • Sales & Profitability analysis and reporting. • Process Orders settlement; Capitalized overhead allocations. • Utility and Other Variable cost reporting. • Inventory accounting • Overall responsibility for the UK costing runs for Standard and Actual costs. • Working Capital/Capital employed analysis and reporting including Fixed Assets and Leases. • Fixed Production Costs – analysis and explanation of variances to Plan and forecast • Key Balance sheet items reconciliations Inventory Management and Costing • Overall responsibility for the financial control and reporting of Inventory for Harwich site at month end and year end. • Valuation issues • Liaise across Harwich site on stock issues and reporting. • New Material costing • Run ad hoc investigations into costing issues, e.g. price variances. Finance Business Partnering • Support Senior Commercial Managers in all aspects of Finance • Analysis of Profitability by area to help understand costs and margins • Completeness of Monthly Accounts including Accruals and Allocations • Support Plan and Forecast processes • Capex and Opex Plan & Forecasts • Support Harwich site in building Plan and Forecasts. • Fixed costs for Harwich operations. • Fixed Assets/Leases. • Annual Production recovery rate calculations and update. Year End Reporting & Audit • Be the first port of call for Auditor requests • Sales, Cost of Sales and Inventory • Purchasing & Sales cut offs • Stock Counts – oversee sites. • Financial Reconciliation of Stock • Net Realizable Stock valuations About You: • Strong IT and analytical skills using MS Excel with basic skills in PowerPoint and Word • Previous costing and general ledger experience in a process manufacturing environment • Flexible, resilient and proactive. • Analytical thinking and solution-oriented approach • Able to demonstrate effective written and verbal communication skills. • Well organized and able to manage different priorities. • The ability to work in a cross-functional team environment either independently or as part of a team.