Job Title: Cost Analyst
Job Description:
Our client based in Drogheda is seeking an experienced and motivated cost analyst to join their team. The successful candidate will be responsible for all product analysis onsite, taking full ownership of product costs to monthly gross margin analysis of existing products.
Key Responsibilities:
• Work closely with business leadership to provide operations support on a day-to-day basis.
• Drive decision making through robust financial analysis on capital investment, cost saving and innovation initiatives.
• Identify continuous improvements and cost saving initiatives with the Factory Manager.
• Communicate performance across all tiers, from shareholders to factory management.
• Develop and implement a detailed Line and Product Efficiency Model.
• Ownership of Product Costings and Gross Margin Analysis.
• Drive absolute clarity on Bill of Materials by SKU.
• Manage gross margin analysis by SKU.
• Work with the Commercial Director to develop and manage a robust new product launch costings tool.
• Provide weekly and Monthly GM Reports and suggestions for improvements to GM.
• Reconcile GM between P&L and Commercial.
Requirements:
• 3+ Years Relevant experience as a Financial Planning and Accounting or Manufacturing Cost Accountant position within a manufacturing environment or related field.
• Experience of Assessing and Implementing new systems and software to drive improvements and changes.
• Strong financial analysis skills, including experience with variance analysis, forecasting, and financial modelling.
• Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).