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You’ll help tackle the world’s biggest challenges - cutting emissions, powering modern society and enhancing lives - as we continue to apply, refine and recycle metals that matter, for a healthier and more resilient future.\nThe role:\nAs a Cost Accountant, you will help drive our goals by:\n· Determine and update material unit costs in SAP\n· Maintain SAP cost, inventory, metal and fixed asset accounts\n· Monthly inventory valuation and variance analysis\n· Review sales quotation costs\n· Control provisions for slow-moving inventory, freight and absorptions\n· Reconcile cost of sales versus accounting\n· Perform plant cost analysis\nKey skills that will help you succeed in this role:\n· 3 years in manufacturing and automotive industry; general accounting, inventory, costs and fixed assets\n· Bachelor in Public Accounting\n· Experience with Share point and advanced Microsoft and SAP.\nEven if you only match some of the skills, we’d love to hear from you to discuss further!\nWhat we offer:\nWe make sure salaries are fair, competitive and aligned to individual roles, experience and responsibilities. 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