Management Accountant

The successful candidate will likely have the following responsibilities:

Management Reporting & Performance Analysis:

• Prepare monthly management accounts with detailed variance analysis.
• Track financial performance against budget and forecast, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Produce regular reports for departmental managers, summarising costs, margins, and KPIs.
• Analyse direct labour costs, materials usage, overheads, and production efficiency.
• Partner with operations and commercial teams to interpret results and improve cost control.

Business Partnering & Commercial Support:

• Provide financial insight to support operational, commercial, and strategic initiatives.
• Assist with pricing analysis, profitability reviews, and customer or product margin analysis.
• Support investment appraisals, cost-saving initiatives, and business cases.
• Contribute to KPI development and tracking across the business

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Coordinate annual budget and periodic forecasting processes.
• Work with budget holders to develop accurate, informed financial plans.
• Monitor actual performance against forecast and support reforecasting where needed.

Reporting & Systems:

• Develop and maintain financial models, reports, and dashboards.
• Improve the use of financial systems and automation of reporting processes.
• Ensure consistency and clarity in reporting across the business.

Financial Controls & Continuous Improvement:

• Maintain process documentation for management reporting routines.
• Support improvements in ERP/reporting systems and cost centre structure.
• Assist with year-end audit prep as needed.
• Work with the Financial Accountant to ensure consistency of data across management and statutory reports.

Change Management & Process Improvement:

• Proactively identify opportunities to improve financial planning, reporting, and analysis processes to drive greater efficiency, accuracy, and insight.
• Support the implementation of new tools, systems, or reporting frameworks, acting as a finance representative in cross-functional projects.
• Work closely with operational teams to streamline data collection and reporting, reducing manual effort and enhancing data integrity.
• Champion the use of dashboards, automation, and self serve reporting to empower stakeholders with timely, actionable insights.
• Contribute to the design and rollout of process improvements, including cost tracking, forecasting, and business case evaluation.
• Support change initiatives by ensuring financial impacts are accurately modelled and communicated to stakeholders.

Costing & Payroll Reconciliation:

• Monitor and reconcile payroll data to labour hours and cost of goods sold.
• Liaise with HR and payroll provider to ensure accuracy of payroll inputs and outputs.
• Analyse direct and indirect labour costs and advise on trends or discrepancies.
• Maintain standard costing models and advise on cost control opportunities.