Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant

Headstar, Pontefract, England, United Kingdom

This Pontefract based business is looking for a Cost Accountant. It is a role for someone who wants to be close to the action, like daily numbers, real decisions, real consequences.

You'll be responsible for:

• Daily analysis of operational variances across raw materials, labour, packaging and overheads
• Understanding yield movements, the good, the bad, and the uncomfortable
• Working with Operations to challenge performance and follow actions through
• Ensuring systems, BOMs, cost specs and product set-ups reflect reality
• Reconciling stock across multiple areas and release points
• Supporting pricing, tenders and renewals with data that stands up to scrutiny
• Educating non-finance teams so reporting becomes useful, not just tolerated
• This is finance as a commercial discipline, not an admin function.

What do you need?

• AAT Level 4 or CIMA Part Qualified
• Experience in cost, stock or financial control
• Time spent in a manufacturing or operational environment
• Strong Excel skills and a detail-driven mindset
• Enough confidence to question numbers and the people behind them

More importantly, what's in it for you?

• An annual salary of up to £38k with the opportunity for study support
• High operational exposure, not siloed finance work
• Clear ownership, so you'll know what's yours
• A role where improving margin is part of the brief, not a buzzword
• A business that expects finance to add value, not just report it

For someone early to mid-career, this is the kind of role that builds judgement fast.

If you're looking for a finance role that’s closer to how the business actually runs, this is one worth a proper conversation.

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Entry level

Full-time

Accounting/Auditing

Accounting