Cost Accountant

Leeds, West Yorkshire
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This is a fantastic permanent opportunity to take responsibility for preparing, developing, and analysing relevant Cost and Yield accounts, identifying root causes of any discrepancies and leading the end-to-end reporting process.

THE BENEFITS:
Pension + Parking

THE ROLE:
The duties of this role include, but are not limited to:
Calculate the daily operational variances including meat costs (yield, ppv if applicable, substitution, giveaway & waste)
Cost reporting for labour, packaging, cooking, distribution and coldstore including variances to standard, liaising with payroll regarding the daily labour costs as appropriate.
Action poor/good yields with the Operations teams.
Ensure yield actions are completed & any appropriate training or feedback is provided in a timely manner.
Updating system changes as required e.g. Cost spec / BOM / SI reports / maintenance explorer.
Ensure new products set up correctly in order to measure all key direct costs.
Update CM reporting.
Liaise with commercial, planning, ops, technical & IT to ensure accuracy of reporting & correct meat usage in line with standards.
Identifying areas for profit improvement & sustained benefits if found
Stock reconciliation for all areas
Ensure costs and yields used in product costings and renewals / tenders are accurate
Educate key personnel across the business as appropriate, creating a collaborative and multiskilled reconciliation process.
Cover / support Finance in roles as required
Ad-hoc reports are required to fulfil the needs of the company.
Comply with Company Policy to ensure that adhered on all matters concerning Health and Safety, reporting any breaches as appropriate.
Any other relevant duties required by Management or the Company.

THE CANDIDATE:
Experience within food manufacturing, ideally meat.
AAT/CIMA/ACCA/QBE
Stock control experience
Excellent IT skills

THE COMPANY:
A leading manufacturer

THE CONSULTANCY:
Edwards & Pearce acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Edwards & Pearce is an Equal Opportunities Employer

Job Info
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Job Title:
Cost Accountant
Company:
CV-Library
Location:
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Salary:
£35000 - £38000 Per annum Benefits
Posted:
Dec 25th 2025
Closes:
Jan 25th 2026
Sector:
Accounting, Financial & Insurance
Contract:
Permanent
Hours:
Full Time
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