Production Accountant

Description

Production Accountant East Kent Up to GBP60K

We are partnering exclusively with our client, a well-established and growing international manufacturing business, to recruit a Production Accountant. This role will sit within a smaller but highly impactful finance team and offers excellent exposure to operations, senior stakeholders, and corporate reporting as the business continues to scale.

This is a commercially focused production accounting role, supporting manufacturing performance through robust cost control, inventory management, and financial insight.

Key Responsibilities

Own and deliver accurate, timely production cost reporting with meaningful variance analysis and supporting commentary.Responsible for the preparation, maintenance, and annual review of standard costing and absorption models.Work closely with Operations to ensure production hours, labour efficiency, and overhead absorption rates are realistic and compliant with group finance policies.Monitor and analyse manufacturing variances including price, usage, efficiency, and under/over-absorption, making recommendations where appropriate.Manage inventory accounting, ensuring raw materials, WIP and finished goods are accurately valued and reconciled to the general ledger.Lead and support physical stock reconciliation processes, investigating and resolving discrepancies.Manage E&O and other inventory provisions, including quarterly reviews and supporting evidence.Partner with Purchasing to review standard material costs, last price paid, and supplier cost changes, assessing margin and inventory impact.Support the annual budget and ongoing forecast processes across production, inventory and operational costs.Prepare monthly analysis of production performance, margin movements, and operational KPIs.Provide financial insight to non-finance stakeholders to support commercially sound decision-making.Assist with year-end processes, audits, and ad-hoc finance projects as required.Carry out such other duties that may be reasonably requested.The Ideal Candidate

Part-qualified or qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).Experience working closely with operations and supply chain teams.Confident communicator, able to explain financial information to non-finance managers.Strong Excel skills - intermediate to advanced (pivot tables, lookups, data analysis).Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple deadlines.Strong attention to detail with a solutions-focused mindset.

Ad ID: 5418166319