Cost Accountant
Posted 1 week ago by Investigo on Linkedin
Job Description: The role of Cost Accountant involves managing head office costs, particularly payroll, for a global organization on a 6-month fixed-term contract with potential for permanence. The position requires producing management accounts, maintaining balance sheet accruals, and providing analytical support to the Finance Leadership Team. Candidates must have significant experience in similar roles and demonstrate strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills. The role is hybrid, requiring three days in the office each week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce a full set of management accounts for Head Office Central Costs, including commentary and variance analysis by department and cost line.
- Maintain and manage the Head Office balance sheet accruals, ensuring accurate postings and reporting for Head Office costs.
- Provide analytical and commercial support, presenting variance analysis to support business growth.
- Communicate risks and opportunities to the Finance Leadership Team.
- Produce monthly cost centre reports for visibility of costs, enabling accountability for budget holders.
- Own and maintain the budgeting and forecasting process for Head Office costs with a clear audit trail.
- Produce and maintain key analysis supporting actuals, budgets, and forecasts.
- Provide effective business partnering to budget holders, mainly the Executives, through regular meetings.
- Manage budget holder queries and requests efficiently.
- Manage recharges for Travel UK.
Skills Required:
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar role.
- Experience in producing a full set of management accounts, managing prepayments, accruals, and journal postings.
- Self-sufficient with the ability to work independently and solve problems.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- Previous reporting experience with an understanding of budgeting and forecasting.
- Experience managing Head Office costs.
Salary (Rate): £53,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Cost Accountant up to £53k depending on experience 6 month FTC Hybrid - 3 days in the office I am currently recruiting for an experienced Cost Accountant to join a Global Organisation to support with their Head Office Cost - specifically payroll cost management. This is a 6 month fixed term contract with the opportunity to go permanent for the right person. Due to the urgency of this requirement notice periods longer than 2 weeks cannot be considered. If you have previous experience looking after head office costs - predominately payroll this is a distinct advantage.
Responsibilities will include:
- Produce a full set of management accounts for HO Central Costs in a timely manner, including commentary and variance analysis by department and cost line.
- Maintain and manage the Head Office balance sheet accruals ensuring accurate accruals postings and reporting for Head Office costs, including salaries and all associated costs.
- Provide analytical and commercial support and present variance analysis to support growth of business.
- Communicate risks and ops to the Finance Leadership Team.
- Produce monthly cost centre reports which provides good visibility of costs that enable budget holders to be held accountable for costs.
- Own and maintain the budgeting and forecasting process for Head Office costs with a clear audit trail, ensuring all budget holders are engaged with deadlines and requirements.
- Produce and maintain key analysis that supports the actuals, budgets and forecasts.
- Provide effective business partnering to budget holders mainly the Execs through regular meetings to discuss and challenge performance against budgets and forecasts.
- Deal with budget holder queries and requests effectively and efficiently.
- Manage Recharges for Travel UK.
Candidate specification:
- At least 5 years experience working in a similar role
- Experience putting together a full set of management accounts, managing prepayments, accruals and journal postings
- Self sufficient - ability to work off your own initiative and be a problem solver
- Excellent attention to detail with strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Previous reporting experience - understanding budgeting and forecasting
- Looking after Head Office costs
£53,000 Per year
London Area, United Kingdom
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Hybrid
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Job Description: The role of Cost Accountant involves managing head office costs, particularly payroll, for a global organization on a 6-month fixed-term contract with potential for permanence. The position requires producing management accounts, maintaining balance sheet accruals, and providing analytical support to the Finance Leadership Team. Candidates must have significant experience in similar roles and demonstrate strong problem-solving and stakeholder engagement skills. The role is hybrid, requiring three days in the office each week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Produce a full set of management accounts for Head Office Central Costs, including commentary and variance analysis by department and cost line.
- Maintain and manage the Head Office balance sheet accruals, ensuring accurate postings and reporting for Head Office costs.
- Provide analytical and commercial support, presenting variance analysis to support business growth.
- Communicate risks and opportunities to the Finance Leadership Team.
- Produce monthly cost centre reports for visibility of costs, enabling accountability for budget holders.
- Own and maintain the budgeting and forecasting process for Head Office costs with a clear audit trail.
- Produce and maintain key analysis supporting actuals, budgets, and forecasts.
- Provide effective business partnering to budget holders, mainly the Executives, through regular meetings.
- Manage budget holder queries and requests efficiently.
- Manage recharges for Travel UK.
Skills Required:
- At least 5 years of experience in a similar role.
- Experience in producing a full set of management accounts, managing prepayments, accruals, and journal postings.
- Self-sufficient with the ability to work independently and solve problems.
- Excellent attention to detail and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
- Previous reporting experience with an understanding of budgeting and forecasting.
- Experience managing Head Office costs.
Salary (Rate): £53,000.00 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Cost Accountant up to £53k depending on experience 6 month FTC Hybrid - 3 days in the office I am currently recruiting for an experienced Cost Accountant to join a Global Organisation to support with their Head Office Cost - specifically payroll cost management. This is a 6 month fixed term contract with the opportunity to go permanent for the right person. Due to the urgency of this requirement notice periods longer than 2 weeks cannot be considered. If you have previous experience looking after head office costs - predominately payroll this is a distinct advantage.
Responsibilities will include:
- Produce a full set of management accounts for HO Central Costs in a timely manner, including commentary and variance analysis by department and cost line.
- Maintain and manage the Head Office balance sheet accruals ensuring accurate accruals postings and reporting for Head Office costs, including salaries and all associated costs.
- Provide analytical and commercial support and present variance analysis to support growth of business.
- Communicate risks and ops to the Finance Leadership Team.
- Produce monthly cost centre reports which provides good visibility of costs that enable budget holders to be held accountable for costs.
- Own and maintain the budgeting and forecasting process for Head Office costs with a clear audit trail, ensuring all budget holders are engaged with deadlines and requirements.
- Produce and maintain key analysis that supports the actuals, budgets and forecasts.
- Provide effective business partnering to budget holders mainly the Execs through regular meetings to discuss and challenge performance against budgets and forecasts.
- Deal with budget holder queries and requests effectively and efficiently.
- Manage Recharges for Travel UK.
Candidate specification:
- At least 5 years experience working in a similar role
- Experience putting together a full set of management accounts, managing prepayments, accruals and journal postings
- Self sufficient - ability to work off your own initiative and be a problem solver
- Excellent attention to detail with strong stakeholder engagement skills
- Previous reporting experience - understanding budgeting and forecasting
- Looking after Head Office costs
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