Cost Accountant /Financial Planner

Cost Accountant /Financial Planner from Manufacturing with SAP 70 – 80k
Job Purpose: Reporting to the Finance Manager/Finance Director, you will be responsible for the development, implementation and on-going maintenance of management information systems to support the development of the business in a dynamic and challenging environment. The employee will be a key member of the finance team and will be play a significant role in the development and achievement of the department and company's objectives.
Main Duties:
• Working with the various functions in the business to identify, analyse and drive the implementation of significant cost reduction and operational efficiency improvement opportunities in the business
• Ongoing development of the cost and inventory accounting systems
• Calculation of overhead rates by work centre
• Establishment and maintenance of standard costs and transfer prices for the business
• Sales and gross margin forecasting at a product level
• Detailed country and product margin analysis relative to budget and forecast
• Interpretation and control of manufacturing and overhead spending variances
• Preparation of the monthly reporting package and analysis of business performance
• Preparation of budgets and forecasts
• Make/buy analysis
• Development and measurement of KPI's
• Support the implementation of the Operational Excellence Programme on the site by identifying and implementing improvements.
Education & Experience:
Qualified accountant with at least 7 years post qualification experience of managerial and cost accounting in a high volume manufacturing environment. Proven track record of cost reduction and cost management. Knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing, ABC and SOX is desirable. Strong SAP knowledge is a prerequisite, preferably gained as part of a successful implementation or upgrade of a SAP system.