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Published: February 2026

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Cost Accountant

Job Title :

Cost Accountant

Sectors :

Chemical & Process

Job Type :

Accountant

Contract Type :

Permanent

Salary :

£42000 - £49000 per annum + Excellent!

REF :

BBH-FUW_1770631209

Job Published :

9 February 2026

Ready to do more than just report the numbers?
We're a growing manufacturing business on an exciting journey-and we're looking for a passionate Cost Accountant who wants to be right at the heart of it.

This isn't a back-office, spreadsheet-only role. This is your chance to influence real business decisions, partner with operations, and help drive performance across the business. If you love digging into costs, spotting opportunities, and turning insight into action, you'll feel right at home here.

Responsibilities as Cost Accountant

  • Owning and developing product and operational costings
  • Analysing variances, margins, and efficiencies-and explaining the story behind the numbers
  • Partnering with production and operational teams to improve performance and profitability
  • Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Providing clear, commercially focused insight to help leaders make better decisions

The successful candidate

  • Experience within a manufacturing or similar environment
  • Someone who's curious, commercially minded, and eager to challenge the status quo
  • A confident communicator who enjoys working with non-finance stakeholders
  • A professional who wants to make a genuine impact

On offer

  • A salary to £49,000
  • 27 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Flexible working hours between 7am and 7pm
  • Hybrid working
  • Buy annual leave scheme
  • Build hours to achieve an additional day off a month
  • Death in service x 4
  • Discount scheme
  • Funded professional development
  • Real exposure to decision-makers and the chance to influence strategy
  • A collaborative, down-to-earth culture that values ideas and initiative
  • The opportunity to build something, not just maintain it

If you're excited by the idea of using your financial expertise to shape outcomes, drive change, and develop your career, please follow the link to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.

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