Management Accountant

Robert Bosch Group; Glenrothes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Glenrothes is seeking a Management Accountant to deliver insightful financial analysis, support budgeting, and act as a finance partner to operational departments. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant degree and professional accounting qualification, with a minimum of 3 years of management accounting experience. Proficiency in MS Excel and experience with SAP are advantageous. The role offers competitive benefits and requires evidence of right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Employee discounts

Health opportunities

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Management Accounting role is desirable.
• Experience of SAP production accounting and costing is an advantage.
• Ability to work under pressure and resolve problems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver insightful monthly performance analysis for operational and leadership teams.
• Conduct fixed and variable cost analysis for proactive cost-management initiatives.
• Support annual business planning and rolling forecasts.
• Evaluate project risks and provide financial assessments.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to operational departments.

Skills

MS Excel

Financial analysis

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Finance or Business

Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ICA or CIMA)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Do you want beneficial technologies being shaped by your ideas? Whether in the areas of mobility solutions, consumer goods, industrial technology or energy and building technology – with us, you will have the chance to improve quality of life all across the globe. Welcome to Bosch.

At our plant in Glenrothes, Scotland we design, develop and produce radial piston motors working in partnership with world renowned international OEM’s in industries such as material handling, construction and forestry machinery.Bosch Rexrothis one of the world’s leading specialists in the field of drive and control technologies. Under the brand name of Rexroth, the company supplies customers with tailored solutions for driving, controlling, and moving industrial applications, factory automation equipment, mobile applications, and renewable power generation.

Job Description

• Deliver insightful monthly performance analysis, translating business results into clear commercial drivers and actionable recommendations for operational and leadership teams.
• Fixed and variable cost analysis, ensuring transparency of key cost drivers and supporting proactive cost-management initiatives across the manufacturing facility.
• Cost centre budget tracking, partnering with department heads to monitor spending, understand variances, and drive financial accountability.
• Support annual business planning and rolling forecasts, challenging assumptions, modelling scenarios, and supporting strategic decision-making.
• Evaluate project risks, business cases and profitability, providing robust financial assessments to support investment decisions and operational improvements.
• Support senior stakeholders with high-quality business reporting, ensuring accuracy, clarity and consistency across monthly, quarterly and ad-hoc reporting packs.
• Participate in and help improve the month-end closing process, ensuring timely, accurate results and identifying opportunities to streamline processes.
• Ensure the integrity and consistency of financial data, with a focus on robust expense classification, compliance with accounting standards, and alignment with global reporting requirements.
• Act as a trusted finance partner to operational departments, responding to queries, explaining results, and supporting non-financial colleagues with clear, practical insights.
• Support standard costing and product cost calculations in SAP, ensuring accurate motor and component costing and supporting pricing, margins and operational efficiency.
• Analyse material price variances, identifying root causes and working with procurement and
• Analyse production order variances, providing clarity on performance gaps and supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the shopfloor.
• Continuously improve the depth, quality and automation of business reporting, helping to strengthen financial insight, decision support, and operational transparency.

Qualifications

• Degree in Finance, Business or related studies and a professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ICA or CIMA)
• Experience of SAP production accounting and costing is an advantage, but not essential
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a Management Accounting role is desirable
• Knowledge of MS Office products with a high proficiency in MS Excel
• Ability to work under pressure and resolve problems
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as on own initiative

Additional Information

A range of benefits are available including employee discounts, various sports and health opportunities, on-site parking

You will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK, as we are unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants would not be provided with a Skilled Worker visa for this role and will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.