Description:
We are currently hiring for an experienced Management Accountant on a Fixed Term Contract for our client based in Co.Cavan. This is an exciting opportunity to join a well established nutrition manufacturing company that can offer career progression opportunities. The successful candidate be responsible for preparing, analysing, and presenting financial data that supports strategic planning and day-to-day management
Key Responsibilities:
- Analyse material usage for variances relating to Raw Materials and Packing materials.
- Work with operations teams to review usage variances and corrective actions to improve data accuracy as required.
- Participate in process improvement teams relating to material usage control and LEAN to drive greater data accuracy and reporting and reduce cost of production.
- Assist in preparing plans/LBE’s quarterly/yearly and load to external systems and tie out to local records.
- Ensure relevant monthly reconciliations are prepared and approved.
- Provide finance support to site in relation to projects, new products etc.
- Provide detailed BOM analysis for new product launches.
- Provide full costing analysis for plant expansion opportunities or other RCEs for the site.
- Track cost changes and scenario differences throughout RCE approval cycle as requested.
- S&OP review and absorption projections for LBE’s.
- Ownership of standard cost setting processes and calculation including integration of overheads and development of monthly absorption for plan, and reconciliation to in batch system.
- Responsible for completion of SCOP, standard to standard and actual to actual analysis, product cost change analysis.
- Finance Representative for Pier Process, Work with Project Managers on Trial cost estimates, recharging and tracking costs.
- Finance Representative on NPI (New Product Intro) Team.
- Work with Operations and Technical Teams on estimating cost improvement opportunities.
- Coordinate and provide data for Internal & External Auditors.
- Annual Physical Stock-take Co-ordination and Reconciliation for the Site and offsite warehouses.
- Month end analysis of OCNIS, Distressed Inventory, Overtime/Payroll, Tech Centre costs.
- Month end journals including MUV, CIP and transfer journal and others as required.
- Complete month end schedules such as CSO – Payroll, MBR, Overtime, CAR reporting.
- Prepare performance statements and conduct variance analysis with controller. Load results to external systems.
Key Requirements:
- Accountancy qualification is essential (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA).
- 5 years of experience in manufacturing industry.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.