**Job Description:**
The Financial Planning Analyst - Cost Accountant or Management Accountant will partner with key stakeholders in the business to drive continuous improvement and cost saving initiatives. The role involves a split of time between desk work and floor work.
* Drive decision making through robust financial analysis on capital investment, cost saving and innovation initiatives.
* Maintain weekly price files and communicate performance across all tiers.
* Develop and implement a detailed line and product efficiency model systems and reports review determining best practice and driving changes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Business Partnering: Work closely with Managing Director, Finance Director and business leadership to provide operations support on a day-to-day basis.
* Operational Performance Reporting: Maintaining Weekly Price files Work closely with Managing Director and Factory Manager to identify continuous improvements and cost saving initiatives.
* Analysis and reporting of plant manufacturing performance and efficiency.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Must be a Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA).
* 3+ Years Relevant experience as a Financial Planning and Accounting, Manufacturing Cost Accountant or Management Accountant position within a manufacturing environment or related field.
* Demonstrated ability in system assessment and implementation.
Benefits:
* This is a fully in-office based role, however for an excellent candidate or circumstance, may be open to a 4 day work week or 1 day hybrid.
Others:
* The role will involve a split of time between desk work and floor work: Up to 40% of time will be spent on the factory floor, capturing data, liaising with production team and our process technologist to correctly identify and report on cost centres.