Cost Accountant

Cost Accountant – Manufacturing

📍 Location: Derbyshire

💰 Salary: £65,000 – £70,000 + Benefits

📄 Permanent | Full-time

Are you a commercially minded Cost Accountant with a passion for manufacturing? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment, partnering closely with Operations to drive financial performance?

We’re looking for a Senior Cost Accountant to join a leading manufacturing business, playing a key role in P&L management and delivering best-in-class financial insight.

What You’ll Be Doing:

✔️ Partnering with Operations leadership, providing financial expertise to support decision-making.

✔️ Owning cost analysis and driving improvements in financial control.

✔️ Leveraging your ERP development skills to enhance reporting and efficiency.

✔️ Ensuring accurate cost accounting and delivering key insights to improve margin performance.

What We’re Looking For:

✅ Experience in manufacturing finance – you understand the nuts and bolts of production.

✅ A strong interest (and aptitude!) for ERP systems development and optimisation.

✅ Either qualified (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or QBE, but with deep expertise in cost accounting.

✅ A commercially sharp, confident individual who can challenge and support Operations teams.

This is a high-impact role within a dynamic manufacturing environment, offering a real opportunity to make a difference.