Assistant Management Accountant

Hewett Recruitment; Stourport-on-Severn; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewett Recruitment has partnered with a global manufacturing organisation in Stourport-on-Severn to recruit an Assistant Management Accountant on a 12-month FTC. The role offers office-based work with some hybrid flexibility after training, supporting site financial reporting and partnering with operations.

You will produce monthly management accounts, post month-end journals, analyse variances and support budgeting, forecasting and cashflow planning within a manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Experience producing management accounts and month-end reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Prepare and post month-end journals.
• Analyse spend, budgets and variances to identify improvements.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and cashflow planning.
• Maintain standard costing processes and monitor inventory accounting.
• Partner with production and engineering teams on financial insights.
• Support working capital improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
• Ensure adherence to financial controls and reporting requirements.
• Provide financial analysis and recommendations to site leadership.

Skills

Cost accounting

Management reporting

Financial analysis

Education

AAT Level 3/4 or studying toward CIMA/ACCA

Job description

Assistant Management Accountant

12 month FTC

Location: Stourport-on-Severn
Office based (some hybrid working after training)

Hewett Recruitment are delighted to be supporting a well-established global manufacturing organisation in the search for a Management Accountant to join their finance team based in Stourport.

This is an exciting opportunity for a part-qualified finance professional looking to develop their career within a manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing robust financial reporting, driving business performance, and partnering closely with operational teams across the site.

The Role

Reporting into the Finance Manager, you will take ownership of site financial reporting and provide valuable financial insight to support decision making across the business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Producing monthly management accounts and financial reports
• Preparing and posting month-end journals
• Analysing spend, budgets and variances, identifying areas for improvement
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cashflow planning activities
• Maintaining and developing standard costing processes
• Monitoring inventory accounting, stock valuations and cost variances
• Business partnering with production and engineering teams
• Supporting working capital improvement initiatives and cost-saving projects
• Ensuring adherence to financial controls, policies and reporting requirements
• Providing meaningful financial analysis and recommendations to site leadership

About You

We are keen to speak with ambitious finance professionals who enjoy working closely with operations and can confidently influence stakeholders across a business.

To be considered, you will have:

• Previous experience in a Cost Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant role
• Manufacturing sector experience
• Experience producing management accounts and month-end reporting
• Knowledge of standard costing, inventory accounting and variance analysis
• Budgeting and forecasting experience
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Confident communication and stakeholder management abilities
• A proactive and hands-on approach to problem solving

Qualifications

• AAT qualified level 3 or 4, or studying towards CIMA, ACCA or a similar professional qualification
• A minimum of 2-3 years' experience within a manufacturing finance environment

What's in it for You?

• The opportunity to join a successful international manufacturing business
• Exposure to both operational and commercial finance activities
• A supportive and collaborative working environment
• Genuine opportunities for career development and progression
• The chance to make a visible impact within the business

If you are immediately available, looking for a varied Assistant Management Accountant position where you can combine strong technical finance skills with commercial business partnering, we'd love to hear from you.