Management Accountant

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited; Warrington; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

In-office role

Annual bonus

Flexible hours

Job summary

Michael Page International Recruitment Limited is recruiting a Management Accountant for an international engineering and manufacturing business. This broad, hands-on role spans management accounts, budgeting, forecasting and group reporting, with a strong emphasis on commercial insight.

You’ll shape systems, processes and inventory as part of a finance transformation, partnering with stakeholders across overseas entities and currencies to drive performance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with proven management accounting experience.
• Experience in manufacturing environment.
• International exposure/working with overseas entities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Commercially minded with stakeholder partnering.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts.
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Stock valuation and inventory accounting.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to analyze costs.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost control and profitability.
• Prepare information for board reporting.
• Support ERP and finance system improvements.
• Provide commercially focused analysis to senior management.
• Work across multiple international operations and currencies.

Skills

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Management accounting

Manufacturing cost analysis

Financial reporting

Stakeholder partnering

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

This Management Accountant role is a broad, hands-on role offering genuine commercial exposure and the opportunity to influence performance across an international business. You'll also join during an exciting period of transformation, with scope to shape systems, processes, inventory and group reporting.

Client Details

A specialist, international engineering and manufacturing business with a strong presence across global markets. The business operates within a highly specialised niche, with significant investment in its intellectual property, technology and product development. Following a period of change, the business is now strengthening its finance function, creating an exciting opportunity to join at a key stage of its growth.

Description

A broad, hands-on Finance Manager role with responsibility for management accounts, budgeting and forecasting across the international group. You'll be expected to go beyond producing numbers - challenging variances, understanding operational drivers and partnering with stakeholders to improve performance. There's also a key systems and inventory focus as the business moves to a new manufacturing ERP, alongside the opportunity to take ownership of group consolidation and reporting as you settle into the role.

Key Responsibilities;

• Producing monthly management accounts.
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Stock valuation and inventory accounting.
• Working closely with manufacturing teams to understand and analyse costs.
• Identifying opportunities to improve cost control and profitability.
• Preparing information for board reporting.
• Supporting ERP and finance system improvements.
• Providing commercially focused analysis and insight to senior management.
• Working across multiple international operations and currencies.

Profile

• Qualified accountant (ideally CIMA) with proven Management Accountant experience
• Experience within a manufacturing environment
• Experience of working with overseas entities/ international exposure
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• A commercially minded approach

Job Offer

• Competitive salary ranging from £55,000 to £65,000, dependent on the level of experience.
• Flexible working hours however, this is 5 days per week in office
• 10% - 20% annual bonus, depending on independent and company performance