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Junior Cost Accountant

United Kingdom, Milton Keynes · Job Posted May 27, 2026
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Job Description

We are looking for a Junior Cost & Manufacturing Accountant to join our team to partner with plant and manufacturing teams to support their goals, provide data driven recommendations, and help ensure consistent inventory and manufacturing controls.

Job Responsibility

  • Provide product costings for items produced at different European manufacturing sites
  • Calculate intracompany/intercompany transfer prices
  • Prepare analysis to support margin improvement, prepare and post month end journal entries
  • Ensure inventory, inventory provisions and variances (PPV, yield, absorption and standard cost changes) are accurately recorded and reconciled
  • Analysis of current inventory to ensure this is effectively managed
  • Contribute to improvements in internal financial controls that comply with Sarbanes-Oxley requirements or other relevant guidance
  • Work with the Supply Chain Controller to satisfy Internal and External Audit requirements

Requirements

  • An AAT qualification
  • Experience of working in a Finance Department
  • Familiar with month end reporting, journal entries and reconciling balance sheet accounts
  • Good oral/written communication skills and able to communicate with Finance and non-Finance personnel
  • Strong excel skills and experience of working with ERP systems
  • Analytical and comfortable working with large amounts of data

What we offer

  • Opportunity to collaborate with your colleagues, onsite 5 days per week in Milton Keynes, UK
  • An excellent salary, benefit offering and development opportunities
  • A thorough and effective training/coaching experience during onboarding and beyond

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