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Cost Accountant Lead

Posted: 11/03/26
Recruiter:Nigel Wright Group
Reference:3082672177
Type:Temporary
Salary:£50,000 Annual
Location:Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Description: The JobA maternity cover for 18 months. Reporting to Head of Management Accounting and working within a dynamic team environment. Hybrid working.Key Responsibilities:
  • Prepare accurate monthly Management Accounts with relevant insights and commentary (P&L, Balance Sheet and cash flow)
  • Reconciliations and verify the accuracy of the management account, and perform monthly, quarterly, and year to date variance analysis to budgets/forecasts and prior year on P&L.
  • Review balance sheet reconciliations
  • Monitor KPIs, P&L, balance sheet, identifying variances and recommending areas for improvement.
  • Business partner with the wider business heads for overhead and cost centre reporting and budget/forecast discussions
  • Manage the delivery of and consolidated monthly management accounts from an overhead perspective
  • Work closely with FP&A to align actuals with forecast
  • Act as a proactive cost partner across multiple teams, including, Technical, Treasury and senior finance leadership
  • Mentor the Cost Accountant
The businessA dynamic and fast paced organisation About You
  • Qualified Accountant is preferred; ACA, ACCA, CIMA
  • Experience of presenting financial information to senior stakeholders
  • High attention to detail
  • Background in services organisations with multiple entities

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