Operations Accountant Fixed term contract up to February 2027 Belfast, Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. Were on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki. You could be part of our vision. Because its our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. Its every one of us working together. We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together. Your opportunity We are currently looking for an Operations Accountant in this position, you will be responsiblefor all elements of pricing including tenders, costing including preparation and update of standard costs, profitability analysis to SKU level, all stock valuations for month and year end and other month end related and adhoc tasks.This post is fixed term up to February 2027 with an immediate start. Where youll be You will be located at our Belfast site, and you should be within reasonable commuting distance from here. What youll be doing Creating estimates for new and existing products; utilising information from sales and NPD to collate and following up for additional as required. Liaising with production, purchasing, R&D and planning to gather information concerning material, production speeds, processes and pallet builds to compliment cost databases. Verify actual costs of produced products to ensure accuracy against estimates Ongoing monitoring of material costs and changes to support revision of estimates as required Regular review/analysis of profitability of all SKUs and investigation when negative or reduced to understand the reason and adjust pricing accordingly. Monthly running and reviewing of P&L by item report to support profitability of all SKUs Running and reviewing of completed jobs report to assess costs and ensure accuracy and update or correct for any data issues Preparation and ongoing management of standard costs and upload to Sales BI tool Annual review and update of machine rates Verification of actual costs per job compared with estimate model and subsequent detailing of variance explanations or update of estimate if required Month and month YTD report running for revenue Running, formatting, reviewing and updating of monthly finished goods report for provision to Financial Controller for month end reporting Compilation of monthly WIP and Finished Goods movement reporting Compilation of Board Type Summary report to support materials analysis Compilation of production and sales data for monthly SOFI regulatory reporting Costing of materials for annual budgeting process (AOP) What youll bring to the role Essential Criteria Relevant experience working with costing and modelling of pricing, ideally in a manufacturing environment Proven competency in complex Excel spreadsheets including analysis and management of large volumes of data Experience in month end process A minimum of 5 GCSEs to include GCSE English Language and Mathematics Grade C and above (or equivalent) Accuracy, ability to plan, organise and work to deadlines Using own initiative and judgement to make decisions Excellent interpersonal communication, analytical and problem solving skills Computer literate and competent in the use of the Microsoft Office suite Strong organisational skills Ability to work as part of a team Costing and supply chain accounting Desirable Criteria Part qualified Go ahead, apply today! If this sounds like a good fit, then wed love to hear from you. Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet. Enjoy a career, packaged with care. Skills: Operations Accountant
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