Management Accountant

CMA Recruitment Group; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Southampton is seeking a hands-on Management Accountant to take ownership of the general ledger and improve financial processes. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong experience in Epicor ERP and a background in manufacturing or engineering. This role offers hybrid working, flexible hours, and the chance to play a key role in a growing finance function.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Good work-life balance

Supportive leadership team

Chance to improve systems and processes

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or finalist with strong relevant experience.
• Experience in cost accounting and management reporting.
• Background in manufacturing or engineering preferred.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the general ledger including month-end close.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts and variance analysis.
• Ad hoc analysis and financial modelling to support decision-making.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Strong Excel skills

Proactive

Detail-focused

Education

Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or finalist

Tools

Epicor ERP

Job description

We're working with a well-established and growing business, looking for a hands-on, commercially minded Management Accountant. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys getting into the detail, improving processes, and adding real value through reporting and insight.

The ideal candidate will be a qualified (or finalist-level) accountant with strong systems experience – particularly Epicor – and a solid grounding in costings, ledgers, and reporting.

What will the Management Accountant role involve?

• Full ownership of the general ledger, including month-end close, journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, variance analysis and reporting packs.
• Product and project costing – working closely with operational teams to understand drivers and variances.
• Supporting the budgeting and forecasting process.
• Maintaining and improving financial controls and reporting processes.
• Working closely with the wider finance and operational teams to ensure accurate data flow across Epicor.
• Ad hoc analysis and financial modelling to support business decision-making.

Suitable Candidate for the Management Accountant vacancy:

• Qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or finalist with strong relevant experience.
• Strong working knowledge of Epicor ERP – confident navigating the system and improving processes.
• Background in manufacturing, engineering, or a similar product-based environment.
• Proven experience in cost accounting and management reporting.
• Comfortable working across ledgers, with a good understanding of financial controls.
• Strong Excel skills and an analytical mindset – able to dig into the numbers and spot trends.
• Proactive, detail-focused, and happy working both independently and as part of a wider team.

Additional benefits and information for the role of Management Accountant:

• Varied, hands-on role in a business that’s growing and investing in its finance function.
• Chance to play a key role in improving systems and processes.
• Supportive leadership team with a down-to-earth, inclusive culture.
• Hybrid working, flexible hours, and a good work-life balance.

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Meridians House,
7 Ocean Way,
Ocean Village,
Southampton,
Hampshire
SO14 3TJ

Regus,
Building 2,
Guildford Business Park Rd,
Guildford,
Surrey
GU2 8XG