Cost Accountant

Description:
We are hiring for our client, an established and growing company based in Derry, to recruit a Cost Accountant. This Cost Accountant job offers the opportunity to join a successful manufacturing business operating within a specialist healthcare-related market, supporting costing, margin analysis, variance reporting and business performance across a wider group structure.

The successful Cost Accountant will work closely with the Cost Accounting Manager and wider finance, engineering and manufacturing teams to provide accurate costing data, meaningful analysis and insight into product costs. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced manufacturing finance professional who enjoys working with data, improving processes and helping a business make better commercial decisions.

Top 3 Things to Know About this Job:

1. Competitive salary and excellent benefits package
2. Derry based role with Friday early finish
3. Opportunity to join an established, ambitious manufacturing business with strong growth plans

The Role:
• Provide consistent costing data and analysis across manufacturing operations
• Prepare detailed reporting on variances, product costs and margins
• Support the development of SAP processes and reporting capability
• Analyse daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cost reports
• Work closely with engineering and manufacturing teams on cost standards
• Identify opportunities to improve costing accuracy, reporting and business performance
• Support decision making through clear financial insight and commercial analysis

The Person:
• Minimum of 3 years’ cost accounting experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong cost systems background
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Sound understanding of accounting principles
• Strong Excel skills, with confident use of Outlook, PowerPoint and Word
• SAP experience would be highly desirable
• Experience working with manufacturing and engineering teams would be advantageous
• Able to prepare, interpret and communicate financial reports accurately

The Rewards:
• Competitive salary
• Pension with matched contribution
• Quarterly Gainshare bonus
• 33 days’ annual leave, rising after 2 years’ service
• Life Assurance
• Health Shield Health Cash Plan
• Death in Service
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Employee Assistance Programme
• On-site parking
• Learning and development opportunities
• Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 8am-5pm, and Friday, 8am-12pm

Next Steps:
For further information, and to apply for this Cost Accountant job, please contact Connor Donaghy at Hunter Savage.

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Hunter Savage is a niche-focused specialist recruitment consultancy with deep market expertise across Accountancy & Finance, Engineering & Operations, Sales & Marketing, Human Resources, Legal Practice & In-House, Financial Services & Insurance, Built Environment, Science & Pharma, and Business Support. With offices in Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh and Manchester, we support professionals and employers across the UK and Ireland through a consultative, long-term approach.

Salary is usually negotiable. Salary details listed are to be used as a guide and are based on factors such as your experience and expertise.

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