Cost Accountant Lead

Cost Accountant Lead

• Annual Salary: £50k + bonus
• Location: Newburn Riverside
• Job Type: Full-time (18-month Maternity Cover)

My client is seeking a Cost Accountant Lead to join their Management Accounting team. This role is pivotal in leading and controlling overheads across the group, analysing supplier spend trends, and business partnering across various departments to aid strategic decision-making. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the role, drive improvements in cost control, and challenge existing processes with visibility across the Group.

Day-to-day of the role:

• Preparation of accurate monthly Management Accounts with relevant insights and commentary (P&L, Balance Sheet, and cash flow).
• Prepare and review reconciliations to verify the accuracy of management accounts, and perform monthly, quarterly, and year-to-date variance analysis to budget/forecasts and prior year on P&L.
• Approve journals and review Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
• Continuously monitor financial KPIs, P&L, balance sheet, identifying variances and recommending areas for improvement.
• Business partner with the wider business heads for overhead and cost centre reporting and budget/forecast discussions.
• Manage the delivery of consolidated monthly management accounts from an overhead perspective.
• Review and carry out in-depth analysis on the accuracy of accruals.
• Provide support in response to external and internal audit requests.
• Presentation of Group costs to CFO level at month end.
• Manage the tracking in relation to cost control for the wider Group Transformation project, New Office projects, and other ad hoc projects.
• Manage Exceptional charges reporting.
• Mentor and develop a Cost Accountant.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Qualified Accountant with either ACCA/ACA/CIMA/ICAS.
• Excellent working knowledge of Excel - essential.
• Experience managing/supervising a team - desirable.
• Familiarity with Workday - desirable.
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to foster collaboration across finance teams and improve processes.

To apply for the Cost Accountant Lead position, please submit your CV now!