Management Accountant

Paterson Arran; Lancashire; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies, is seeking a Management Accountant to provide high-quality management information and variance analysis for senior management. You will work autonomously in a fast-paced environment, driving continuous improvement and process changes.

You will develop extensive financial reporting, KPI dashboards, and robust forecasting, supporting budgeting and annual plans. The role requires a commercially driven mindset and leadership potential across the finance team.

Qualifications

• Proactive and commercially minded finance professional.
• Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA or equivalent with strong accounting knowledge.
• Experience with P&L and balance sheet postings, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-quality MI and variance analysis for senior management.
• Produce weekly financial analysis and performance reporting.
• Support budgeting and forecasting for direct and indirect costs.

Skills

Excel advanced

Data manipulation

Financial analysis

P&L & balance sheet

Budgeting & forecasting

ERP systems (SAP)

TM1 Cognos

Education

ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

SAP (R3/S4)

TM1 Cognos

Job description

Company Description

We are FBC UK, Fox's Burton's Companies! ……And we bake the UK's most incredible biscuits (we might be slightly biased, but we will leave that for you to judge).

Date: 18 Aug 2026

Location: Blackpool, GB

Place of Work: Hybrid

Employee Shift: Mon-Fri 37.5

About The Role

Management Accountant responsible for providing high quality MI and variance analysis to senior management. Working autonomously within a fast-paced environment, you will be expected to adapt to the versatile needs of the business and prioritise accordingly. As part of a continuous improvement culture, you will actively look for opportunities to introduce changes to processes.

Main Responsibilities

As part of the finance team, you will play a key role in continually developing and enhancing finance systems to improve financial reporting, providing high-quality financial information and decision support across the site. You will produce timely and accurate weekly financial analysis and performance reporting, ensuring management has the insights needed to make informed business decisions. The role involves regularly reviewing the effectiveness of financial information and processes, driving continuous improvement and automation to ensure reporting remains relevant and adds value. You will be responsible for the accurate and timely completion of new product costings to support commercial appraisals, as well as assisting with annual budgeting and forecasting activities for both direct and indirect costs, providing detailed and robust financial forecasts to support budget delivery.

You will ensure compliance with company finance policies and external audit requirements, including conducting audits of site assets, reconciling these to financial ledgers, and completing periodic balance sheet reconciliations. Responsibilities also include period-end accounting activities such as accruals and prepayments, maintaining accurate KPI and management information reporting, and ensuring stock control procedures are followed accurately and consistently. In addition, you will support, motivate, coach and develop team members, fostering a high-performance culture that recognises achievement and supports succession planning. Above all, you will champion continuous improvement, demonstrate site principles and winning behaviours, and contribute to the overall financial and operational success of the site.

Who We Are Looking For

We are looking for a proactive and commercially minded finance professional who is part-qualified (ACCA/CIMA) or has developed equivalent experience in a similar role. The successful candidate will have strong financial accounting knowledge, including experience with P&L and balance sheet postings, reconciliations, budgeting and forecasting processes, and financial analysis. You will be highly proficient in Excel, with advanced skills in areas such as lookups, pivot tables and data manipulation, and have a proven ability to analyse complex data, draw meaningful conclusions and present insights clearly to key stakeholders. Experience of standard costing, SAP (R3/S4) or other ERP systems, TM1 Cognos, and a background in the FMCG sector would be advantageous.

You will be comfortable working with colleagues at all levels, from shop floor and production teams through to senior management, and possess the confidence and influencing skills required to build strong working relationships across multiple functions and divisions. We are seeking a self-motivated individual who can work effectively in a fast-paced and demanding environment, demonstrating initiative, drive, commitment and enthusiasm. Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, technical competence and excellent IT capabilities are essential, alongside a practical, proactive and commercially focused approach. Leadership potential is also important, with the ability to support, lead and develop high-performing teams while driving positive change and continuous improvement across the business.

Diversity Statement

FBC UK is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at FBC UK. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.