About the Business An exciting opportunity to be working with a highly successful manufacturing company based in Birmingham. As their Commercial accountant, you are a key part of their finance team, contributing directly to commercial decision-making and driving business growth. This role is varied and provides lots of hands-on exposure within finance. Role Responsibilities: Production of management accounts alongside a fantastic team Work alongside the Finance Controller, ensuring that the results are accurately consolidated with solid explanations for variances. Prepared a detailed monthly cost analysis and work with the team to develop accurate forecasts. Validate and approve sales and purchase material prices and Purchase Orders. Control and approve Launch costs Purchase Order Requests ensuring accurate gl coding and costs are within Budget. Works closely with manufacturing operations to ensure accurate and timely capture of all production costs and effective analysis of production variances. Support the finance team at each month end close, including posting monthly journal entries, completing account reconciliations, providing variance and programme analysis and investigating discrepancies. Provide cost accounting expertise for the manufacturing operations. Ensure appropriate internal controls are in place and support effective and efficient annual financial audits. Develops and maintain thorough financial procedures and systems. Develops, monitors and analysis ..... full job details .....