Cost Accountant

The Opportunity
Based in the heart of the Waikato, this premium FMCG company is looking for a Production Accountant who loves numbers and pricing - just as much as the team who craft the premium products that are loved by customers - far and wide. If spreadsheets and numbers are your happy place, you might just be the financial hero we need.
  
The Role:
As the Production Accountant, you’ll be the go-to for everything price related. You will be preparing, managing and monitoring production costs and an expert at spotting variances and helping the team make smart, data-driven decisions. You will manage and analyse the expenses related to production, raw materials and supply chain to improve profitability. Your previous experience within a FMCG export company means you know how to manage invoices for export. Working closely with the Operations Manager and Procurement Manager you make sure every cent is accounted for and every process runs like clockwork.
  
You will be:

• Preparing, managing and monitoring production budgets (and turning numbers into insights, not headaches)
• Responsible for pricing, breakdowns, margins, actual vs cost standards
• Tracking costs, reporting variances and keeping projects financially fit
• Managing and analysing pricing for export market
• Partnering with the production and procurement team to support decision-making and keep things running smoothly

We’re looking for:

• Proven experience as a Production Accountant (or an Assistant Production Accountant ready to step up). CA qualification not required
• Previous in-house financial experience working in FMCG with export component a must
• Lives and breathes accuracy, organisation and Excel formulas
• Knows production accounting like the back of their hand
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with multiple moving parts
• Communicates clearly, collaborates easily and keeps cool under pressure

What’s in it for you?

• Work with premium products (and premium people)
• Enjoy a supportive team who value good humour as much as good reporting
• WFH x 1 day a week + 8am - 4.30pm, flexible start time
• Be part of a growing Waikato success story where your input actually matters

Numbers, people, and purpose - if that’s your sweet spot, we’d love to chat. Apply now to Shelby Cowley