Management Accountant

RG Consultancy; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A financial consultancy is seeking a Management Accountant based in Wakefield. This full-time role requires a part-qualified or fully qualified accountant with experience in manufacturing. The accountant will handle management accounts, budgeting, and financial analysis to support operational efficiency. Benefits include a competitive holiday allowance, onsite parking, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

24 days + bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Free onsite parking

Qualifications

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA).
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment is essential.
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts.
• Perform bank reconciliations and manage purchase and sales ledgers.
• Analyze manufacturing costs and monitor performance against budget.

Skills

Standard costing

Variance analysis

Inventory accounting

Advanced Excel skills

Education

Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA)

Tools

ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle)

Job description

RG Consultancy are working with an excellent Wakefield based company who are looking for a management accountant, either part qualified, qualified or someone qualified by experience. This is a full time, office-based role with more flexibility once settled into the company.

Job Purpose

The Management Accountant will support the Financial Director with a very hands-on transactional role. The role focuses on management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost control within a manufacturing environment, ensuring financial accuracy and supporting operational efficiency and profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary.
• Bank reconciliations, purchase ledger, sales ledger
• Accruals, prepayments and journals
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts and ensure the integrity of financial data.
• Analyse manufacturing costs, overhead absorption, and margin performance.
• Prepare annual budgets and periodic forecasts in collaboration with departmental managers.
• Monitor performance against budget, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Provide financial modelling and scenario analysis to support business planning.
• Maintain and update standard costing models for manufactured products.
• Monitor production efficiency, material usage, and labour variances
• Analyse stock valuations, work-in-progress, and inventory adjustments.
• Ensure compliance with internal financial controls, company policies, and statutory requirements.
• Partner with operational and commercial teams to provide financial insight and decision support.
• Contribute to strategic projects, capital investment appraisals, and performance improvement initiatives.

Skills & Experience Required

• Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA).
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment (essential).
• Strong knowledge of standard costing, variance analysis, and inventory accounting.
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, or similar) desirable.

Benefits

• Monday - Friday 8:30am-5pm (some flex if needed)
• 24 days + bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Free onsite parking