Supply Chain Accountant

Supply Chain Accountant Location: Manchester Salary: To be determined 360 Recruitment are seeking a motivated Supply Chain Accountant to manage and oversee freight and logistics costs. This role is key to providing financial oversight and commercial support for the Freight & Logistics team, ensuring accurate financial reporting and cost control within the supply chain. Responsibilities: As the Supply Chain Accountant, you will be responsible for a range of accounting and financial duties, including: Producing weekly and monthly freight accounts. Reporting on distribution and warehousing activities and developing necessary management information. Conducting detailed analysis to uncover opportunities for cost-saving initiatives. Assisting with tracking progress on cost-efficiency actions within the logistics team. Contributing to transport, warehousing, and logistics-related product costings, ensuring cost standards are regularly updated. Managing stock reconciliations for third-party warehouses. Preparing and reviewing key balance sheet accounts. Supporting process standardisation as the organisation continues to evolve its ways of working. Participating in logistics management meetings, offering financial insights and recommendations. Identifying and implementing process improvements within logistics accounting. Ensuring full compliance with SOX and internal financial controls. Supporting both internal and external audits as required. Handling ad hoc finance projects as they arise.Key Outcomes: Timely and accurate delivery of financial reports, including key performance indicators (weekly, monthly, quarterly). Meeting critical deadlines and targets for financial reporting and analysis. Consistently accurate balance sheet and inventory reconciliations.Qualifications & Experience: Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA). Degree-level qualification. At least 3 years of experience in a finance role, with a preference for supply chain or logistics finance experience. Willingness to travel as needed.What We're Looking For: We’re searching for someone with a keen eye for detail, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work independently. You should be comfortable in a fast-paced environment and have a genuine interest in improving financial processes. If you have experience in supply chain finance and a passion for driving cost efficiency, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. We act as an Employment Agency/Business with regards to this vacancy. As an Equal Opportunities employer we welcome applications regardless of race, gender, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or age. All applicants are considered on the basis of their merits and abilities for the job. By applying to a job advertised by us, or providing your contact information to show interest in a job advertised by us, you consent to the disclosure of your information to us in order to assist our legitimate business needs. This includes agreeing for us storing your information and allowing us to contact you in regard to suitable job opportunities. You are within your rights to ask us to remove your information at any time