Cost Accountant

Job Description:

Core-Asset Consulting is supporting a leading financial services organisation in the appointment of a Cost Accountant to join its Management Accounting team in Newcastle.

This role focuses on supporting the control and analysis of overheads across the organisation.

You will work closely with senior management and finance teams, providing insight into cost performance and contributing to budgeting, forecasting, and strategic decision-making.

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA, or ICAS)


• Strong Excel skills


• Experience preparing management accounts and working with full financial statements


• Strong understanding of balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and cash flow


• Good understanding of purchase ledger and forecasting processes


• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail


• Confident communication skills with the ability to engage stakeholders across the business

• Preparation of monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow with supporting commentary


• Support overhead reporting at both entity and consolidated level


• Business partnering with stakeholders on cost centre reporting, budgeting, and forecasting


• Perform nominal and variance analysis


• Preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations


• Review and analysis of accruals and prepayments


• Support internal and external audit requirements


• Monitor and report on project-related overheads

• 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: (16422)

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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