Job Description
Michael Page are delighted to exclusively partner with our client to recruit an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant. This will play a key role in supporting financial operations with business partnering, financial reporting, budgeting, and analysis to drive business performance.
Client Details
Our client is a market-leading global organisation operating within the industrial and manufacturing sector, with a strong emphasis on delivering high-quality products. The role will be be hybrid an there’s free on-site parking.
Description
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.
Profile
The successful candidate will likely have the following profile:
- Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent) or QBE
- Exp in a management accounting or FP&A role
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data
- Good understanding of manufacturing cost structures and operational drivers
- Excellent Excel skills and exp with accounting systems
- Exp in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Familiarity with labour costing, standard costing, or variance analysis
- Exposure to Power BI or similar reporting tools
Job Offer
This role offers a competitive salary between 50,000- 60,000 DOE + Bonus and wider benefits.
