Cost Accountant Lead (18m FTC)
hace 19 días
Newcastle upon Tyne
BMC Recruitment Group are recruiting for a Cost Accountant Lead on behalf of a growing organisation within the professional services and technology sector. This is an 18-month FTC to cover maternity leave, with the current post-holder due to go on leave at the end of July. The business is seeking someone who can start as soon as possible to allow a thorough handover period. This is a key role within a high-performing Management Accounting team, with responsibility for leading overhead reporting, supporting strategic decision-making, and ensuring strong financial control across the organisation. You will work closely with senior management, FP&A, Technical Accounting, and wider stakeholders.Key Benefits • Competitive salary (dependent on experience), • Full-time, 18-month fixed-term contract (maternity cover), • Immediate start available to allow full handover before current post-holder’s leave, • Hybrid working available following training, • Free on-site parking, • 33 days annual leave including bank holidays (increasing with length of service), • Company pension contribution (increases with service), • Opportunities for development within a high-performing finance team, • Regular company and team eventsKey Responsibilities, • Preparation of accurate monthly management accounts with commentary across P&L, balance sheet and cashflow, • Review of reconciliations and completion of monthly, quarterly and YTD variance analysis, • Continuous monitoring of financial KPIs and identification of trends/improvement areas, • Approval of journals and review of accruals accuracy, • Delivery and oversight of consolidated overhead reporting, • Presentation of group cost performance at CFO level at month-end, • Business partnering with cost centre leaders on budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis, • Tracking cost control across transformation projects, new office programmes and wider group initiatives, • Management of exceptional cost reporting, • Supporting internal and external audit requests, • Mentoring and supporting the Cost Accountant within the teamSystems & Continuous Improvement, • Contribution to ongoing improvement of Workday reporting and financial processes following recent system implementation, • Collaboration with FP&A, Purchase Ledger and other finance teams to enhance reporting accuracy and process efficiency, • Acting as systems administrator for finance and banking systemsExperience & Skills Required, • Excellent Excel skills – essential, • Experience supervising or managing a team – desirable, • Experience using Workday or similar ERP systems – desirable, • Strong analytical skills and ability to communicate financial insights confidentlyQualifications, • Fully qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or ICAS)