Management Accountant

Sheridan Maine Midlands; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheridan Maine Midlands in South Birmingham is helping a respected SME manufacturer recruit a Management Accountant to join a friendly, capable team. This office-based role offers a 2pm finish every Friday and strong month-end reporting, balance sheet controls, and close collaboration with a supportive line manager.

You will handle GL journals, variance analysis, KPI monitoring, and updates to standard costs and BOMs while supporting stock control.

Qualifications

• Experience in management accounting including accruals and prepayments.
• Manufacturing sector experience is highly desirable.
• Proficient Excel skills (VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, pivots).

Responsibilities

• Month end reporting process and balance sheet controls.
• Preparation and processing of GL ledger journals.
• Variance and performance analysis.
• Monitoring of KPIs.
• Review and update standard costs, incl. material COGS and BOMs.
• Support stock control process.
• Some invoice processing.

Skills

Management accounting

Manufacturing sector experience

Excel (intermediate)

Tools

Excel

Job description

A fantastic Management Accountant opportunity, part of a friendly and capable team in a respected South Birmingham SME manufacturer.

Office based role in South Birmingham, 2pm finish every Friday.

The Company

A well established and respected SME engineering business with an international footprint, this company serves multiple sectors, is performing well and expanding.

The Role

A key role within a small, friendly and capable team, the role reports in to a line manager with an excellent track record for training and mentoring talented team members. Responsibilities will include:

• Month end reporting process, balance sheet controls
• Preparation and processing of GL ledger journals
• Variance and performance analysis
• Monitoring of KPIs
• Review and update standard costs, incl. material COGS and BOMs
• Support stock control process
• Some (not much) invoice processing

The Person

• Management Accounting experience – accruals & prepayments, etc
• Manufacturing sector expertise – highly desirable
• Excel skills – intermediate (vlookups, sumifs, pivots, etc.)

As important as practical experience are the personal qualities sought – curiosity, diligence, keenness to learn, and a positive and proactive approach.

This is a fully office based role, their South Birmingham location provides free parking and is well served by public transport. Applicants should live within easy commuting distance.

• their South Birmingham location provides free parking and is well served by public transport.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.