Cost Accountant M/F/D

Vacancy details

General information

Company / Establishment

A long-established Specialty chemicals producer with a Platinum Ecovadis rating based in the North East of England, supplying over 400 customers via 2 manufacturing sites with its own R&D facilities
Our 4 key businesses are: Personal Care, Proprietary Reduced Environmental Impact products, Solvent Recovery, Custom Manufacturing to serve sectors including Cosmetics, Oil & Gas, Homecare, Animal Nutrition, Lubricants

What makes the difference?
- We are a top tier COMAH site where Health and Safety is at the core of how we operate, we pride ourselves on an excellent health and safety record and work hard to ensure the safety of all

- Our people are our biggest asset and we have long been a champion of the Better Health at Work programme having gained ‘maintaining excellence' rating for many years. This also extends to a strong ethos of support and opportunity for progression of our staff

Would you like to join an innovative group with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and a culture of excellence?
The Seqens story began in 2003 in the Lyon, France area. Since then, the group has grown steadily to become a major global player in pharmaceutical solutions and specialty ingredients. We offer our customers contract manufacturing services and a broad portfolio of active ingredients and pharmaceutical intermediates. Today, Seqens employs nearly 3,300 people across 3 continents and 9 countries. With 16 production sites and 9 R&D centers, we support over 1,500 customers worldwide  

Reference

2024-1423  

Position description

Job Family / Sub-family

Finances - Accounting & Consolidation

Contract type

Permanent

Job title

Cost Accountant M/F/D

Position Context:

The role is responsible for meeting business needs by supporting the finance department in cost accounting and the preparation of the company’s management accounts.

Main tasks :

Providing Product Costing to Commercial and Operations Teams

Investigation of Sales and Production Variances

Maintain Standard Costs in ERP System

Preparation of Sales Analysis

Maintain and Reconcile Stock System

Preparation of Management Accounts, Budgets and Forecasts

Development and Maintenance of Financial Systems

Providing Fixed Cost Analysis to Budget Holders

Provide timely and accurate information both Internally and Externally

Manage Accounts Payable team member

Ad hoc Projects

Required skills :

Knowledge of ERP Systems

Extensive costing experience (CoGS/BoMS/Std Costing/Works Orders)

Ability to multi-task and work under pressure, meeting deadlines with minimal supervision

Self-driven and motivated to achieve

Good attention to detail and accuracy

Ability to investigate discrepancies

Credible and confident communication skills both within and outside of the department

Good organisational and planning skills

Advanced excel skills

Excellent IT Skills (Microsoft Office, SharePoint etc.)

CIMA Part Qualified minimum

Experience of Microsoft Navision desirable

Experience in the Chemical Industry would be desirable

Experience of People Management desirable

Must be eligible to work in the UK

Position location

Job location

United Kingdom, England, Middlesbrough