Management Accountant

Four Recruitment; St Helens; On-site; GBP 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

EV scheme

Holiday sacrifice

Life assurance

Healthcare

Job summary

A rapidly scaling engineering group in the UK is seeking a Management Accountant to handle divisional reporting and project financial performance. This hands-on role requires a Qualified Accountant with experience in project-led environments, strong Excel, and ERP skills. The company offers a competitive salary up to £60,000, progression opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package including pension, bonus, and healthcare.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant required.
• Experience in project-led environments necessary.
• Strong Excel and ERP experience is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of divisional reporting and project financial performance.
• Preparation of monthly management accounts including analysis.
• Forecasting and budgeting including annual and rolling forecasts.

Skills

Qualified Accountant

Strong Excel and ERP system experience

Detail-focused with commercial awareness

Experience in project, engineering, construction, or manufacturing environments

Tools

Netsuite

PowerBI

Job description

A rapidly scaling engineering group operating within the energy and infrastructure space is hiring a commercially minded Management Accountant to support two North West based project-led divisions.

This is a hands‑on role within a fast‑moving environment, partnering closely with operational leaders to ensure accurate reporting, strong controls, and clear financial insight as the business continues to scale.

The role

Ownership of divisional reporting and project financial performance, including:

• Monthly management accounts – to include project gross margins, overheads and P&L analysis, commentary and insights
• Project Costing and Control – project costs recorded against project progress milestones, preparation of monthly project profitability analysis. Project margin tracking, WIP and cost validation.
• Forecasting and budgeting – annual, rolling forecast, preparation of supporting schedules.
• Month‑end close and audit support
• Ongoing improvement of reporting and controls

About You

• Qualified Accountant
• Experience in project, engineering, construction, or manufacturing environments
• Confident partnering with operational stakeholders
• Strong Excel and ERP system experience – Netsuite and PowerBI experience a plus
• Detail-focused with commercial awareness

Why would you want to join?

• Rapidly scaling – lots of progression opportunities
• Values and culture led – exceptionally strong leadership team
• Operating within one of the most exciting energy spaces
• Benefits package which includes pension, bonus, EV scheme, holiday sacrifice, life assurance and healthcare

Salary dependant on experience but is benchmarked at up to £60,000 basic plus package.

For a confidential conversation, please contact Tim directly.