Job Description:

Our client, a leading wealth management firm, is seeking a Cost Accountant Lead to join its Management Accounting team in Newcastle on an initial 18 month fixed term contract.

This role will focus on leading overhead cost control across the business, delivering high-quality financial reporting, and supporting strategic decision-making through insightful analysis.

You will work closely with senior stakeholders, including finance leadership, contributing to budgeting, forecasting, and performance monitoring. This is a visible role offering the opportunity to drive process improvements and enhance cost control frameworks across the organisation.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or ICAS)
• Strong Excel skills
• Experience within a management accounting or cost-focused role
• Proven ability to analyse and interpret financial data
• Experience engaging with stakeholders across a business
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to deadlines
• Previous experience supervising or mentoring team members is advantageous
• Experience with financial systems (e.g. ERP platforms) is desirable

Core Responsibilities:

• Preparation of monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet and cash flow) with clear commentary
• Delivery of variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior periods
• Review and approval of journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Monitoring financial performance, identifying variances and areas for improvement
• Business partnering with cost centre stakeholders on overhead reporting, budgeting and forecasting
• Ownership of overhead reporting within the monthly close process
• Review and analysis of accruals to ensure accuracy
• Support internal and external audit requirements
• Presentation of cost analysis to senior stakeholders, including at executive level
• Tracking and reporting of costs related to business and transformation initiatives
• Oversight of exceptional cost reporting and ad hoc analysis
• Mentoring and supporting junior team members

Benefits:

• A highly competitive salary
• Wider Benefits package

Core-Asset Consulting is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from everyone irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital/civil partner status or pregnancy.

Job reference: (16423)

To apply for this vacancy applicants must be eligible to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

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