Senior Cost Accountant - Page Personnel Finance : Job Details

The Senior Cost Accountant will take a leadership role within the Finance department in Witney, overseeing cost analysis and financial reporting activities. This role is crucial for implementing effective financial strategies and ensuring a smooth workflow.

Client Details

The organisation is a global leader in the pharmaceutical industry. Known for its high-tech solutions and innovative products, the company focuses on improving lives and advancing healthcare. The company's office in Witney is an established hub of creativity and cutting-edge research.

Description

As a Senior Cost Accountant in Witney, you will work in a modern, highly automated state of the art facility, participating in the daily operations of the Finance department.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Completing and submitting planning schedules for the Annual Plan, Quarterly Latest Best Estimates, and Long Range (5 year) Plans as per the Divisional calendar, with the aim of obtaining drivers for variances from the business and presenting results to Senior leadership.
• The role also involves understanding, owning, and supervising the annual standard cost-setting process for all manufactured product lines, including detailed manufacturing costing analysis and variances from standard (e.g. Labour efficiencies, Volume absorption, Material Usage, Purchase Price Variances).
• You will Business Partner Operations, participating in relevant onsite meetings to understand key operational issues and impact on the Financials. The role includes holding the business accountable for delivering against plans, committed outputs, and results.
• Additionally, you will identify and implement cost savings in materials and labour, manage inventory planning, and conduct timely monthly reviews of relevant balance sheet reconciliations.
• You will also share internal and external audit compliance activities with the rest of the Finance team.
• You will experience times when you're working on process improvement initiatives and projects with the support of external systems consultants to achieve quality reporting as well as time and cost efficiencies.
• On a more regular basis, you'll, collaborate with the wider Finance team on the timely completion of month-end tasks, including preparing and sending relevant reports on time and in full to various parties across the business and division.
• Supervisory responsibility for a small team of 2 Costing Analysts.

Profile

The successful Senior Cost Accountant will be highly proactive and passionate about cost accounting and process improvements, with a solid background in handling large volumes of data and condensing them into executive summaries.

Ideally, the candidate will hold a full Qualification in CIMA/ACA/ACCA with significant experience in a manufacturing environment.

Strong oral and written communication skills are essential. The candidate must be organised, flexible, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently and as part of a team.

Job Offer

The Senior Cost Accountant can expect to receive:

• A competitive salary range between £60,000 and £65,000 per annum.
• The opportunity to work in a hybrid model, providing flexibility and balance.
• Generous holiday leave to ensure work-life harmony.
• Generous benefits package in this cash rich industry.
• A supportive and inclusive company culture that fosters growth and development.

We encourage all cost accountants looking for a challenging role to seize this opportunity to make a difference. Apply now and shape the future with us.