Cost Accountant Lead
Job in
Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Tyne and Wear, SY7, England, UK
Listed on 2026-03-13
Listing for:
Nigel Wright Group
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-03-13
Job specializations:
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Finance & Banking
Financial Reporting, Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst -
Accounting
Financial Reporting, Senior Accountant, Accounting Manager, Financial Analyst
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Job
A maternity cover for 18 months. Reporting to Head of Management Accounting and working within a dynamic team environment. Hybrid working.
Key Responsibilities- Prepare accurate monthly Management Accounts with relevant insights and commentary (P&L, Balance Sheet and cash flow)
- Reconciliations and verify the accuracy of the management account, and perform monthly, quarterly, and year to date variance analysis to budgets/forecasts and prior year on P&L.
- Review balance sheet reconciliations
- Monitor KPIs, P&L, balance sheet, identifying variances and recommending areas for improvement.
- Business partner with the wider business heads for overhead and cost centre reporting and budget/forecast discussions
- Manage the delivery of and consolidated monthly management accounts from an overhead perspective
- Work closely with FP&A to align actuals with forecast
- Act as a proactive cost partner across multiple teams, including, Technical, Treasury and senior finance leadership
- Mentor the Cost Accountant
A dynamic and fast paced organisation
About You- Qualified Accountant is preferred; ACA, ACCA, CIMA
- Experience of presenting financial information to senior stakeholders
- High attention to detail
- Background in services organisations with multiple entities
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