Plant Controller

Alfreton Permanent £60,000 - £65,000 per year View Job Description
responsible for tracking, analyzing, and reporting manufacturing costs to ensure accurate product costing, inventory valuation, and cost control. This role works closely with production, operations, and finance teams to monitor cost drivers, identify variances, and support informed decision-making.
  • Standard Costing, business partnering, analysis, stakeholder management
  • ERP development, costing, BOMs, Gross Margin analysis

About Our Client

Medium sized, Multi-site Manufacturing business based in North East Derbyshire

Job Description



  • Maintain and analyze product cost structures, including direct materials, direct labor, and manufacturing overhead


  • Prepare and update standard costs and bills of materials (BOMs)


  • Monitor production costs and perform variance analysis (material, labour, overhead, yield, and volume variances)


  • Reconcile inventory accounts (FIFO), including raw materials, work-in-process (WIP), and finished goods


  • Ensure accurate inventory valuation in compliance with accounting standards


  • Support month-end and year-end close processes related to manufacturing costs


  • Collaborate with production and operations teams to understand cost drivers and process efficiencies


  • Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and cost control initiatives


  • Prepare cost reports and dashboards for management review


  • Support internal and external audits by providing cost accounting documentation


  • Identify opportunities for cost reduction and process improvement



The Successful Applicant

Qualified or QBE accountant with experience of standard costing in Manufacturing, exposure to ERP and strong analytical skills

What's on Offer

60-65k plus benefits

Contact
Neil Mantle
Quote job ref
JN-072022-5681493
Phone number
+44 115 9349607

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Finance Manager
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Alfreton
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Neil Mantle
Consultant phone
+44 115 9349607
Job reference
JN-072022-5681493