Cost Accountant FTC

Come and join the leading #avoexperts 🥑

Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related value added products to global markets. Through our vertically-integrated supply chain we grow, source, ripen, pack, process and market quality avocadoes & fresh produce – 365 days a year & across the globe.

With the largest avocado-growing footprint in the world, we are recognised as the leading #avoexperts, and considered as the supplier of choice to both retail & wholesale customers whom we serve from sales offices in the UK, Europe, North America, Latin America & Southern Africa.

We’re looking for a Cost Accountant to join our team in Kings Hill, West Malling on a 3-4 month fixed term basis.

As a Cost Accountant, you will be responsible for delivering detailed and accurate analysis of cost structures across our warehouse, production, and distribution operations. You will assess and model the financial impact of operational activities on overall business performance, including cost control, operational efficiency, and profitability. This role will play a key part in identifying cost drivers, variances, and improvement opportunities, providing actionable insights to support informed decision-making. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate cost allocation, support pricing and margin analysis, and enhance financial visibility across Westfalia Fruit’s end-to-end supply chain.

Responsibilities include:

• Validate and reconcile production data in the ERP system to ensure accurate cost allocation and reporting.
• Perform product costing and BOM reviews, ensuring cost accuracy and integrity.
• Prepare cost estimates and financial assessments for new products and production process changes.
• Produce and analyse weekly and monthly operational performance reports, including Packhouse site analysis.
• Investigate and explain budget and financial variances, identifying key drivers and improvement actions.
• Analyse labour, efficiency, machine utilisation, waste, and supplier performance to support cost optimisation.
• Support internal and external audits and respond to ad-hoc commercial and costing requests.
• Develop and enhance financial and cost models to support pricing, margin, and profitability analysis.