Management Accountant

Ethero; Tipton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known manufacturing company located in Tipton is seeking a Management Accountant to prepare financial reports and drive cost efficiencies. Candidates must be CIMA qualified and possess experience in management accounting, reporting, and budgeting. Excellent MS Excel skills and the ability to work within a collaborative team are essential. This role does not offer sponsorship opportunities.

Qualifications

• CIMA qualification is mandatory.
• Experience in reporting, budgeting, and forecasting is essential.
• Strong analytical skills and advanced MS Excel abilities required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyse weekly and month-end margin reports.
• Review overhead costs to ensure accurate expense capture.
• Identify and investigate variances against budget.
• Collaborate with Operations for cost efficiencies.
• Support budgeting and forecasting activities.

Skills

CIMA qualified

Experience in management accounting

Highly analytical

Advanced MS Excel

Exceptional communication skills

Manufacturing sector experience

Focused on process improvement

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Overview

Management Accountant, Sandwell area – office based. Excellent basic & benefits package; room to progress. Expanding, established and well-known manufacturing business with a highly collaborative team and UK & Overseas involvement.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and analyse weekly and month-end margin reports.
• Review overhead costs to ensure all relevant expenses are accurately captured.
• Identify and investigate variances against budget.
• Analyse manufacturing costs, including yield performance.
• Collaborate with the Operations team to identify issues and drive cost efficiencies.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to improve stock control processes and enhance stock turn performance.
• Support the business with budgeting and to produce regular forecasts.
• Produce daily and monthly Key Performance Indicator (KPI) reports.
• Partner with departments to interpret data and drive continuous improvement.
• Continuously seek opportunities to enhance and streamline reporting processes, ensuring outputs provide actionable insights for the business.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly and year-end financial reports, including the IDL pack, intercompany reconciliations, and notes to the accounts.
• Maintain and manage the fixed asset register, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting policies.
• Lead the preparation and coordination of the annual audit process, working closely with external auditors and internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Be CIMA qualified.
• Possess experience in management accounting, reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Be highly analytical.
• Have advanced MS Excel and ERP system ability.
• Be an exceptional, verbal & written communicator.
• Have worked within the manufacturing sector.
• Be focused on process improvement.

Other information

This role is UK based and does NOT have sponsorship opportunity.

To be considered for this important role, you MUST meet the qualifications listed above.

Our process is barrier free and we will ensure you are carefully considered for the role you have applied for. If you have not been successful for this role, please do apply to others or send your CV to [e-mail] with a cover letter explaining what you are looking for and we will do our best to support your search for new employment.

This role is being advertised by the Telford office of Ethero, where you will find access to both permanent and temporary employment across a wide range of job sectors covering the whole of Shropshire. We also have offices in Stoke & Burton. To find out more, go to www.ethero.co.uk