Cost Accountant

Description:

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Cost Accountant located in Westmorland Business Park, Kendal.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, the Cost Accountant role will be part of an excellent team, whose members are strong communicators, ambitious & innovative.

What a typical day looks like:

• Managing project data set-up to ensure accurate reporting and system integrity

• Responsible for ensuring all material, labour and expense costs are accurately reflected in project costing system

• Tracking progress of project activities to enable appropriate project financial accounting for revenue recognition, cost recognition and billing

• Preparing monthly financial information and analysis for projects to explain actual financial performance against budget

• Report on product and customer performance to management

• Investigate variances and report on variances to management

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Working to deadlines with a good attention to detail

• Good communication and organisational skills are essential

• Ability to manage day to day work whilst also being part of a team.

• Fantastic written and verbal communication skills

• Experience of accounts systems and excel

• Confident under pressure and able to handle multifaceted objectives

• Excellent work ethic with confidentiality at the core

• Economic background is a plus.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• A long-term role with many opportunities to learn, grow and develop – we turn jobs into careers.

• An environment where you will feel fulfilled by your work, valued for your contribution, and celebrated for your success;

• A competitive salary and benefits package which includes:

  • A merit-based annual pay review

  • Enhanced annual leave

  • Attendance bonus

  • Employee recognition scheme and long service awards

  • Referral bonus

  • Volunteer days

  • Group Life Insurance, including a death in service payment and access to a virtual GP service 24/7 365 days a year

  • Sick pay scheme

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

• Flexible/Remote/Hybrid Work based on your Job Function

• Travel opportunities (role dependent

• Support in your well-being by access to

  • Employee Assistance Programme offering free access to qualified counsellors and expert advice

  • On-site trained Mental Health First Aiders

• Access to various discount programs (including food, activities, gym memberships etc.)