Standard Costings Project Accountant – 3 Month FTC

The Compleat Food Group Limited; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Tees Valley is searching for a Financial Accountant on a 3 Month fixed-term basis. This role is focused on updating and enhancing product costings for a diverse SKU base. Candidates should possess advanced Excel and manufacturing finance expertise and have excellent communication skills. The position offers a unique chance to work on impactful finance projects. Opportunities for further roles or permanent placements are also available.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical mindset with the confidence to work across teams.
• Ability to explain financial concepts clearly.
• Practical experience and problem-solving capability valued.

Responsibilities

• Update and improve standard product costings.
• Build an Excel-based costing model for approximately 300 SKUs.
• Collaborate with ERP specialists to implement changes.

Skills

Advanced Excel skills

Manufacturing finance experience

Excellent communication skills

Education

Finance qualification (beneficial but not essential)

Tools

Microsoft Navision

Job description

Location: Middlesbrough

Location: Southbank, Middlesbrough
Contract: 3 Month Fixed Term to end of March.

We are seeking a commercially minded Financial Accountant to join a fast-paced manufacturing environment on a 3 Month fixed-term basis. This is a hands-on project role with real impact, focused on strengthening product costing accuracy across a broad and complex SKU base.

Working at the intersection of finance, operations and systems, you will play a key role in reviewing, enhancing and embedding standard product costings, supporting better decision-making across the business.

The Role

You will be responsible for updating and improving standard product costings, including:

• Building a robust Excel-based costing model for approximately 300 SKUs, incorporating sensitivity analysis to assess key cost drivers.
• Reviewing existing standard cost builds, identifying discrepancies between similar products and proposing practical, commercially sound solutions.
• Partnering with site-based labour and raw material experts to investigate potential changes and validate assumptions.
• Collaborating with ERP and system specialists across multiple group locations to implement approved changes within site ERP systems.
• Ensuring costing methodologies are clearly documented and understood by stakeholders.

About You

You will bring a strong analytical mindset and the confidence to work across teams and locations, with:

• Advanced Excel skills, including complex modelling and data analysis.
• Experience within manufacturing finance, ideally with exposure to product costing.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain financial concepts clearly and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience of Microsoft Navision (highly desirable).
• A finance qualification is beneficial but not essential – practical experience and problem-solving capability are equally valued.

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to work on a clearly defined, high-impact finance project within a collaborative and technically interesting environment. You’ll gain exposure to manufacturing operations, systems and senior stakeholders while delivering tangible improvements that will endure beyond the contract.

Within a group of our size, there are also ample opportunities for further roles or permanent placements.