Cost Controller & Systems Manager - #2186403

Cost Controller & Systems Manager required to work in Belfast.

Job purpose:

Our client is looking for a qualified accountant to take ownership of fleet maintenance costs and oversee the business systems that support its workshop operations. You’ll work closely with the General Manager, Finance and Maintenance teams to control spending, recover costs that can be charged to customers and give senior management reliable information on costs and profitability.

You must live in or near Belfast and have the right to work in the UK without employer sponsorship. Our client is unable to offer visa sponsorship.

Reporting to: General Manager

Job responsibilities:

• Monitor costs against budget. Investigate variances and lead initiatives to reduce costs and improve margins.
• Work with the Maintenance teams to build realistic maintenance budgets and support annual budgeting and forecasting.
• Track job costs and cost per asset, identify unrecovered costs and make sure rechargeable work is invoiced promptly.
• Produce weekly KPI reports and monthly cost and variance reports. Explain what’s driving costs and where profitability can improve.
• Review supplier and contract costs to identify savings and opportunities to renegotiate.
• Oversee the day-to-day operation of business systems, maintain data accuracy and act as the first point of contact for system queries.
• Train workshop and administrative staff, and work with IT and external providers to improve processes, automate manual tasks and improve reporting.
• Ensure processes follow company policies and internal controls.

Skills required:

• A recognised accountancy qualification: CIMA, ACA, ACCA or equivalent.
• At least two years’ experience in cost control, cost accounting or commercial finance, ideally in transport, engineering or a workshop environment.
• Experience with job costing and purchase order processes.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence using and supporting business systems.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to explain financial information to colleagues outside Finance.
• Supervisory experience or the ability to guide and train colleagues, manage competing deadlines and follow through on improvements.

Salary: £75,000–£80,000 per annum, negotiable depending on experience

Benefits:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Career development and training opportunities

To apply, please submit your CV and a short cover letter highlighting your cost control experience and how you’ve supported or improved business systems.