Commercial Management Accountant

Castle Employment Group; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

25 days' annual leave plus bank HOLIDH

Performance-related bonus

Opportunity to shape finance function

Job summary

Castle Employment Group is recruiting a Commercial Management Accountant for a York-based, fully office-based role. The position offers £45,000–£50,000 per annum and 37.5 hours per week, with permanent, full-time status and an on-site location in the Elvington area.

You will partner with the Senior Leadership Team to shape financial reporting, pricing and profitability. You’ll own monthly management accounts, provide commercial insights, develop budgets, and support strategic decisions to drive

Qualifications

• Experience producing monthly management accounts and interpreting financial performance.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Proactive, commercially curious with ability to question figures.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of monthly management accounts, financial reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Provide meaningful commercial analysis and recommendations with management.
• Analyse margins, profitability, pricing and supplier costs to identify improvements.
• Develop budgets, forecasts, cashflow reporting and financial models.
• Investigate trends and translate financial data into actionable commercial actions.
• Improve stock costing and working capital visibility across the business.
• Oversee payroll and day-to-day finance activities with support from a Business Administrator.
• Support commercial projects and help leadership make informed decisions.

Skills

Management accounting

Excel

Analytical ability

Attention to detail

Commercial thinking

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualifications

Job description

Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 per annum
Location: York, East Yorkshire (Elvington area)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, fully office-based
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Are you a commercially minded Management Accountant who enjoys getting behind the numbers, challenging the status quo and making a real difference to business performance?

We are working with a growing Yorkshire-based manufacturing and wholesale business to recruit a Commercial Management Accountant into a newly created role. This is an excellent opportunity to move beyond traditional financial reporting and become a key commercial partner to the Senior Leadership Team.

With direct access to the Managing Director, you'll have the freedom to shape financial reporting, improve pricing and profitability, and provide the commercial insight that supports better business decisions.

This is a hands-on, varied opportunity where your ideas, curiosity and analytical thinking will genuinely make an impact.

What you'll be doing

• Taking ownership of the monthly management accounts, financial reporting and balance sheet reconciliations.

• Working closely with the Managing Director and operational teams to provide meaningful commercial analysis and recommendations.

• Analysing product margins, customer profitability, pricing and supplier costs to identify opportunities for improvement.

• Developing budgets, forecasts, cashflow reporting and financial models to support business planning.

• Investigating trends, challenging assumptions and turning financial information into practical commercial actions.

• Improving stock costing, working capital visibility and financial processes across the business.

• Overseeing payroll, financial controls and day-to-day finance activities, with support from a Business Administrator.

• Supporting commercial projects and helping the leadership team make informed decisions that drive sustainable growth.

What we're looking for

We're keen to speak with Management Accountants, Senior Management Accountants and Finance Business Partners who enjoy combining strong accounting fundamentals with commercial thinking.

You'll bring:

• Proven experience producing monthly management accounts and interpreting financial performance.

• Strong Excel skills, analytical ability and excellent attention to detail.

• A proactive, commercially curious approach, with the confidence to question figures and recommend improvements.

• Experience working collaboratively with operational teams and influencing business decisions.

• A sound understanding of budgeting, forecasting, cashflow and financial controls.

• The ability to take ownership, manage competing priorities and work effectively within a hands-on SME environment.

Experience within manufacturing, wholesale, distribution or another product-led business would be advantageous, particularly if you've worked with pricing, stock, costing or margin analysis.

ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualifications are welcomed, whether part-qualified or fully qualified, although candidates qualified by experience with strong commercial capability are equally encouraged to apply.

What's in it for you?

• £45,000 - £50,000 salary, depending on experience.

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays.

• Private healthcare.

• Performance-related bonus, subject to confirmation.

• A newly created role with genuine scope to shape the finance function.

• A place within the Senior Leadership Team, working directly with the Managing Director.

• The opportunity to influence commercial decisions, pricing strategies and profitability.

• A varied, hands-on position within a growing Yorkshire business with ambitious plans.

This role is based on-site in the Elvington area of York, working 37.5 hours per week.

If you're looking for a Commercial Management Accountant opportunity where you can do more than report the numbers, this could be the ideal next step.