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Ballymaguire Foods —Lusk, County Dublin
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- Microsoft Excel
- Customer service
- ERP systems
- Employee assistance program
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Ballymaguire Foods
Lusk, County Dublin

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Job details

Full-time
4 hours ago

Benefits

Bike to work scheme
Employee assistance program

Qualifications

Microsoft Excel
Customer service
ERP systems
Microsoft Office
Analysis skills
Production planning
Accounting
Organisational skills
CIMA
Communication skills
ACCA

Full job description

Job Title: Cost Accountant

Reports to: Finance Manager / MD

Department: Finance

Location: Ballymaguire Foods

Role Purpose

To support Ballymaguire Foods’ fresh food manufacturing business by delivering accurate product costing, margin reporting, and cost analysis. This role provides strong cost visibility across ingredients, labour, yields, waste and overheads, enabling informed decision-making across Operations, Procurement and Commercial teams during the temporary cover period.

Key Responsibilities

Costing and margin

Maintain accurate product, recipe/BOM and pack costings aligned to BMF product ranges
Ensure standard costs reflect current material prices, labour rates, yields and overheads
Prepare and analyse customer/product margin performance, highlighting key drivers and recommended actions
Support pricing and commercial proposals with robust costing, scenario modelling and sensitivity analysis
Provide costing inputs to NPD, including new product costings, specification/recipe changes and post-launch reviews.

Manufacturing performance

Produce and investigate manufacturing variances including materials usage, purchase price variance, yield/waste, labour efficiency and overhead absorption
Partner with Operations to understand performance drivers and support continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives
Support reporting on yield, waste, efficiency and giveaway, ensuring finance data ties to site performance metrics
Develop and track cost-saving and profit-enhancing initiatives and support benefits realisation reporting.

Inventory and month-end

Support month-end close for COGS, inventory movements, WIP and finished goods
Assist with cycle counts and stocktakes, including preparation, valuation, reconciliation and variance investigation
Maintain strong controls around inventory valuation, accruals and cut-off, in line with Group requirements
Prepare relevant costing and inventory information to support Monthly Management Accounts and Group reporting.

Data integrity and systems

Maintain costing inputs in ERP and related tools including BOMs/recipes, routings, labour standards, overhead rates and material prices
Work closely with Procurement/Supply Chain to ensure purchase price changes, supplier updates, rebates/credits (where applicable) are reflected correctly
Ensure strong control over master data impacting inventory and costing, and document key processes to support continuity
Prepare clear, well-structured reporting for Finance and stakeholders; support internal/external audits as required

Key Relationships

Operations/Site teams: production performance, yields, waste, labour efficiency, overhead absorption
Plant Operations Manager: cost drivers, operational performance reviews, improvement actions
Procurement: purchase prices, supplier changes, rebates/credits where applicable, PPV analysis
Supply Chain/Planning: inventory movements, stock accuracy, WIP/FG controls
Commercial/NPD: costings for new products, changes, customer proposals and margin reviews
Finance/Group: month-end close support, management accounts inputs, reporting deadlines

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent relevant experience
Previous experience in manufacturing/FMCG cost accounting (fresh food environment an advantage)
Strong knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting
Advanced Excel skills; comfortable working with ERP systems and large datasets
Strong analytical and communication skills—able to explain numbers clearly to non-finance teams
High attention to detail; able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced, high-volume environment

Personal Attributes

Hands-on, collaborative, and solutions-focused
Comfortable working on-site with cross-functional teams
Proactive mindset with a strong focus on accuracy, ownership and continuous improvement
Able to work independently and manage priorities during a temporary assignment

Benefits:

20 holidays plus statutory holidays
KPI bonus
End of year attendance bonus
Employee assistance program
Bike to Work Scheme

Job Type: Full-time

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

Bike to work scheme
Employee assistance program

Application question(s):

Do you have your own transport?

Work Location: In person

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