Costing Analyst
Little Moons
- Closing: 5:00pm, 9th Sep 2024 BST
Perks and benefits
Flexible working hours
Work from home option
Healthcare
Life Insurance
Wellness programs
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Paid emergency leave
Extra holiday
Professional development
Paid volunteer days
Flexible benefits scheme
Team social events
Team lunches
Cycle to work scheme
Free fruit
Free soft drinks
Dogs in the office
Candidate happiness
8.78 (287)
8.78 (287)
Job Description
Job title: Supply Finance Costing Analyst
Department: Finance
Reports to: Supply Chain and Procurement Business Partner
Salary: A competitive salary is available plus great company benefits
Location: Flexible hybrid working, Farringdon & home with ad hoc visits to Kettering
Hours: Monday – Friday, 40 hours per week
The Role:
We are looking for a Costing Analyst to join our Finance team. This is an amazing opportunity to work with the innovation and operational departments across the business, focusing on a number of new and exciting projects. Supporting through various stage and gates, all the way through to live launch and beyond. The successful candidate will be responsible for the ownership of master data for bill of materials (BOMs) ensuring all BOMs are up to date and aligned to Technical and Production specifications.
Key Responsibilities:
Working closely with NPD and Innovation:
Attending NPD feasibility, stage and gate meetings.
Ownership of accurate product costings, ensuring data provided is correct and up to date.
Supporting with costings data for growth projects.
Update BOM’s in the ERP system (Sage200) ensuring accurate standard costs are maintained.
Support the implementation and controls for BOM change alongside the Technical team.
Post NPD launch reviews.
Supply Chain Team:
Working on Supply chain costs at month end and making sure accurate data is recorded for Logistics (Storage/Distribution/Trunking etc).
Support the Supply Chain and procurement Business Partner on ad hoc improvement projects.
Support the Finance Team:
Month end process including accruals and prepayments.
Review purchase order and supplier invoices resolving open PO queries.
Working closely with Central Finance to resolve outstanding invoice queries.
Working with Commercial Finance to ensure COGs data is provided accurately and ahead of stage and gate meetings.
Adhere to tight month end timelines.
Reporting:
Support as required on labour reporting (short term requirement).
Support overhead and reporting for the LHQ site (short term requirement).
Help support asset transfers site to site.
Provide product costing analysis and own the version control of product costings.
Essential Requirements:
Previous experience in an FMCG/manufacturing environment.
Experienced in detailed financial analysis, challenging and looking at the bigger picture with commercial acumen.
Product costing experience preferred.
Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems, SAGE essential.
Excellent organisational skills and ability to multi-task.
Part qualified or actively studying towards an accounting qualification or equivalent experience.
Personal Attributes
Keen eye for detail to ensure accurate data is provided.
Able to win hearts and minds, approachable and persuasive.
Thinking ahead, able to be proactive and understand the bigger picture.
The ability to business partner across various stakeholders within the business.
Self-motivated.
Professional curiosity.
Some of the benefits of working here include:
Little Moons is a fast-growing and dynamic business, the nature of which means roles and responsibilities can change and grow quickly and at scale. We never stand still for long, and for the right person this represents an opportunity to grow and evolve your role and responsibilities with us and to develop your career at pace.
We will provide you with as much support, guidance, and training as you need, and offer the below benefits to boot:
Medicash, Private Health Scheme & Life Insurance
Enhanced Baby Leave available.
We understand that mental health matters. We partner with Health Assured to provide remote emotional support to team members.
Discretionary annual bonus based on personal & company performance.
Paid sick leave
Respect, trust, and honesty. Personal and professional maturity is important to us, and we keep each other honest
Your holidays – We believe in finding your work-life alignment and encourage all staff to use their 25 days, plus public holidays
Additional day off for your birthday
Additional days off with long service
Personal CPD budgets & team volunteer days
To be engaged, you must feel included and valued, so we have built, and nurtured, a culture where inclusiveness is not a buzzword, but a way of being.
Our approach to diversity is simple —it’s about embracing everyone, and everyone is welcome at Little Moons. We are committed to welcoming everyone, regardless of gender identity, orientation or expression. We are diverse in age, race, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, and perspective. Our diversity fuels our innovation, bring diversity of thought, and connects us closer to our customers and the communities we serve.
All applicants must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.
Removing bias from the hiring process
Applications closed Mon 9th Sep 2024
Removing bias from the hiring process
- Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
- You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review
Applications closed Mon 9th Sep 2024