Assistant Management Accountant

Leonardo UK Ltd; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious defense and aerospace company seeks an Assistant Management Accountant for its Edinburgh site. This role involves managing overhead costs and producing various management reports. Candidates should have overhead accounting experience and proficiency in MS Excel. The position offers a hybrid working model and benefits such as flexible leave, pension contributions, and access to online courses. Join us to contribute to innovation and global safety.

Benefits

Time to Recharge: up to 12 additional flexi-days

Award-winning pension scheme

Free mental health support

Bonus scheme eligibility

Access to 4,000+ online courses

Flexible benefits allowance

Flexible hours

Qualifications

• Experience in overhead accounting is essential.
• Must be proficient in MS Excel; SAP experience is desirable.
• Self-motivated with excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with overhead cost control of the cost-base.
• Produce management reports including budgets and forecasts.
• Monitor and report on cost-base expenditures.

Skills

Overhead accounting

MS Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Self-motivated

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualified or working towards

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description

Your impact

We currently have an opportunity for an Assistant Management Accountant to join our Finance team at our Leonardo site in Edinburgh.

You will assist overhead cost control of the Edinburgh cost-base and complete various management reporting requirements. The role can accommodate custom working with a mixture of on-site to conduct functional review meetings and home working.

This Role is based in Edinburgh with limited requirement for travel to other UK sites.

What you’ll do as an Assistant Management Accountant

• Edinburgh Functional Overhead control and reporting
• Produce Consolidated site inputs including total cost base, overhead costs, hours utilisation, headcount, and capital expenditure
• Cost-base expenditure monitoring and reporting
• Direct and Indirect Hours efficiency through utilisation monitoring and reporting
• Cost base transaction reconciliation & support
• Input to Integrated Business plan for cost base and recoveries
• Produce consolidated annual budgets, monthly forecast and annual forecasts for the functions and projects, identifying major risks and opportunities
• Provide accurate and timely management information

What You’ll bring

• Experience in overhead accounting
• Be Proficient in MS Excel and ideally (but not essentially) have experience in SAP
• be self-motivated and driven to succeed
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• Part or fully qualified (CIMA, ACCA desirable but not essential)
• Experience in Industry would be advantageous

Security Clearance

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit: https://careers.uk.leonardo.com/gb/en/security-and-vetting

Why join us

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

• Time to Recharge: Enjoy generous leave with the opportunity to accrue up to 12 additional flexi-days each year.
• Secure your Future: Benefit from our award-winning pension scheme with up to 15% employer contribution.
• Your Wellbeing Matters: Free access to mental health support, financial advice, and employee-led networks championing inclusion and diversity (Enable, Pride, Equalise, Armed Forces, Carers, Wellbeing and Ethnicity).
• Rewarding Performance: All employees at management level and below are eligible for our bonus scheme.
• Never Stop Learning: Free access to 4,000+ online courses via Coursera and LinkedIn Learning.
• Refer a friend: Receive a financial reward through our referral programme.
• Tailored Perks: Spend up to £500 annually on flexible benefits including private healthcare, dental, family cover, tech & lifestyle discounts, gym memberships and more.
• Flexible working: Flexible hours with hybrid working options. For part time opportunities, please talk to us about what might be possible for this role.

For a full list of our company benefits please visit our website.

Leonardo is a global leader in Aerospace, Defence, and Security. Headquartered in Italy, we employ over 53,000 people worldwide including 8,500 across 9 sites in the UK. Our employees are not just part of a team—they are key contributors to shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

At Leonardo we are committed to building an inclusive, accessible, and welcoming workplace. We believe that a diverse workforce sparks creativity, drives innovation, and leads to better outcomes for our people and our customers. If you have any accessibility requirements to support you during the recruitment process, just let us know.

Be part of something bigger - apply now!

Primary Location: GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: Hybrid