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Are you ready to bring your financial acumen to the heart of a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Were looking for a sharp, detail-driven Management Accountant to join our clients finance team and play a key role in driving operational excellence across the business.
About the Role
In your role as Management Accountant, youll work closely with both finance and production teams to bring numbers to lifetransforming data into meaningful action. From analysing material and labour variances to producing key performance reports, youll be instrumental in helping the business stay on top of performance, costs, and compliance.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate about making a real impact on business performance.
What Youll Be Doing
Partnering with production management to support Continuous Improvement through variance analysis (materials, labour, overheads)
Leading the preparation of weekly and monthly performance reports for internal and group stakeholders
Managing factory cost centre reviews, re-forecasting, and analysing overhead performance
Maintaining and updating SAP BOMs and Master Recipes
Supporting the appraisal of new product developments (NPD)
Analysing purchase price variance, tracking inflation impacts and recovery
Preparing accruals, prepayments, and performing key balance sheet reconciliations
Assisting in financial forecasts, business planning, and year-end audits
Delivering weekly cash flow forecasts and full-year cash projections
Identifying opportunities for smarter, faster, and leaner financial processes
Ensuring compliance with group-wide accounting policies and controls
Supporting ad hoc projects and delivering insightful analysis to leadership
What Were Looking For
A background in management accounting, cost analysis, or finance business partneringideally in a manufacturing or production setting but other backgrounds considered.
Proficiency with financial systems
Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
Strong communication and business partnering ability
Comfortable working to deadlines and balancing multiple priorities
If this sounds like your next move you can apply via the link below.
Salary is circa £35k. The role is based close to Blackburn and candidates will need to live in a commutable distance. Alternatively you can call me, Ali on 07929146588 for a confidential chat.
