Management Accountant

Management Accounts & Reporting

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts to tight deadlines.
• Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations.
• Deliver detailed variance analysis across production, labour, and overheads.
• Present financial insights to senior managers and operational teams.
Manufacturing & Costing
• Analyse production costs, material usage, waste, yield, and overhead absorption.
• Maintain and review standard costing, BOM structures, and routings.
• Support stock valuations, WIP reporting, and full inventory reconciliations.
• Work closely with Production Managers to explain cost movements and KPIs.
Budgeting & Forecasting
• Support the budgeting cycle and rolling forecasts.
• Provide cost modelling and scenario analysis to aid decision-making.
• Track performance against budget and highlight risks and opportunities.
Business Partnering
• Act as a finance partner to Operations, Production, and Supply Chain teams.
• Provide clear financial insight to non-finance stakeholders.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and operational efficiencies.
Additional Responsibilities
• Assist with system enhancements and process improvements.
• Contribute to audit preparation and compliance tasks as required.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis to support strategic and operational decisions.
  
  Qualified, part-qualified, or QBE Management Accountant.
• Strong experience in manufacturing and cost accounting is essential.
• Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Lookups, modelling).
• Confident communicator with strong business partnering skills.
• Ability to manage workload independently and work to strict deadlines.
• Experience with ERP/manufacturing systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Sage, Dynamics).