Management Accountant

Quay Recruitment Group Ltd; Faringdon; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A private equity backed medical device manufacturer in Faringdon seeks a Management Accountant to own management accounts and shape budgets. This role offers senior exposure and a clear path to advancement. Responsibilities include delivering management accounts, managing budgets and forecasts, and collaborating with the CFO. Ideal for newly qualified CIMA, ACCA, or ACA professionals, this position offers a salary of £55,000 to £60,000 and a hybrid working pattern with a 9-day fortnight.

Benefits

Salary up to £60,000

Hybrid working

9-day fortnight

Career progression to Senior Financial Controller

Qualifications

• Newly qualified or recently qualified in CIMA, ACCA, or ACA.
• Ability to manage numbers end to end.
• Capable of switching between detail and big picture.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, timely management accounts.
• Build and improve budgets and forecasts.
• Track cash, margins, and inventory.

Skills

CIMA

ACCA

ACA

ERP

Excel

Job description

Overview

Management Accountant, Faringdon (Oxfordshire), Salary circa £55,000 to £60,000. Private equity backed medical device manufacturer | Hybrid | 9-day fortnight.

You want real responsibility, senior exposure and a clear path up. This role of Management Accountant gives you all three. You will be the CFO's number two, own the management accounts, shape budgets and forecasts, and help build the finance muscle that supports new product growth. It is hands on, visible, and set up for progression to Senior Financial Controller when you are ready.

Responsibilities

• Deliver accurate, timely management accounts that leadership can act on.
• Build and improve budgets, forecasts and monthly reporting packs.
• Track cash, margins and inventory with simple, repeatable analysis.
• Tighten controls and improve month end so audits feel routine.
• Oversee and develop the Finance Assistant.
• Partner with operations and commercial so finance reflects reality.
• Work with the CFO and the Finance Assistant to create a gold standard finance department.

Qualifications

• Are newly qualified or recently qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA.
• Enjoy owning the numbers end to end and making them easy to use.
• Can switch between detail and the big picture without drama.
• Are steady under pressure, clear in your communication, and comfortable challenging with data.
• Know your way around ERP and Excel and keep things clean and auditable.

What you get

• Salary circa £55,000 to £60,000.
• Hybrid working.
• 9-day fortnight - every other Friday off.
• A seat at the table with a supportive CFO and genuine scope to step into a Senior Financial Controller role as you grow.
• A PE backed manufacturer in an exciting phase with new products and real investment.

Location

Office-based in Faringdon, Oxfordshire - commutable from Oxford, Swindon, Newbury and surrounding areas. Hybrid working is offered (1-2 days per week from home), with a 9-day fortnight pattern in place: every other Friday off, with the Friday worked finishing at 1pm.

Quay Recruitment has been exclusively retained to manage this appointment. Please apply now to be considered and to arrange a confidential discussion.