Management Accountant

Riverside Recruitment Ltd; Wigton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

34 days holiday including public hols

Life assurance

Pension with 3% employer and 5% staff

Colleague discounts

Employee Assistance Programme

Professional study support

Varied projects and skill development

Job summary

Riverside Recruitment Ltd is partnering with our client to appoint a Management Accountant at Lake District Creamery in Aspatria. The role focuses on manufacturing finance, stock controls, and month-end reporting, with scope to drive practical improvements across the Cheese Business Unit.

You will join a farmer-owned dairy co-operative, delivering weekly reports, budgets, and forecasts while engaging with site teams to optimise processes and strengthen controls.

Qualifications

• Practical management accounting experience.
• Understanding of manufacturing and stock processes.
• Ability to explain numbers to non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly reporting, monthly management accounts, forecasts and budgets.
• Explain performance, investigate variances and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Maintain accurate stock valuations, reconciliations and month-end reporting.
• Review stock movements, coordinate counts and resolve discrepancies.
• Strengthen controls and support audit requirements.
• Collaborate with finance, warehouse and site teams to improve processes.

Skills

Management accounting

Manufacturing finance

Stock accounting

Communicating with non-finance

Education

ACCA/CIMA part-qualified

AAT background

Job description

Management Accountant

Aspatria, Cumbria

£40,000–£43,000 + discretionary bonus + 34 days’ holiday

Ready to put your finance skills closer to the action?

Join a farmer‑owned dairy co‑operative where you can see how your work supports manufacturing, renewable energy and the communities behind it.

Riverside Recruitment is partnering exclusively with our client to recruit a Management Accountant, based at Lake District Creamery in Aspatria.

This is an opportunity to broaden your manufacturing finance experience, work closely with operational teams and make practical improvements that matter.

What’s in it for you?

• £40,000–£43,000 salary
• 3% discretionary bonus, based on business performance
• 34 days’ holiday, including public holidays
• Option to purchase up to five additional holiday days
• Life assurance at four times your salary
• Pension with 3% employer and 5% employee contributions
• Colleague discounts platform
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Professional study support open for discussion
• Varied projects and opportunities to develop your skills
• A role with variety and influence

You’ll combine management accounting for Lake District Biogas, which converts dairy by‑products into renewable energy, with stock accounting and controls across the Cheese Business Unit.

Your work will include

• Preparing weekly reporting, monthly management accounts, forecasts and budgets.
• Explaining performance, investigating variances and identifying cost‑saving opportunities.
• Maintaining accurate stock valuations, reconciliations and month‑end reporting.
• Reviewing stock movements, coordinating counts and resolving discrepancies.
• Strengthening controls and supporting audit requirements.
• Working with finance, warehouse and site teams to improve processes.

You’ll report to the CBU Finance Business Partner, with no direct reports. Success comes through clear insight, good relationships and constructive challenge.

What will help you succeed?

You’ll bring practical management accounting experience, an understanding of manufacturing and stock processes, and confidence explaining numbers to non‑finance colleagues.

You might be part‑qualified in ACCA or CIMA, progressing from AAT, or qualified by experience with a relevant manufacturing finance background.

Dairy experience isn’t essential. We’re interested in your ability to investigate, ask questions and turn your findings into useful recommendations.

Working arrangements

Monday–Friday, normally 9am–5pm. Alternative start and finish times may be agreed to suit team cover.

This is a site‑based role, with occasional travel to other locations, including Haverfordwest.

Why this company?

Our Clientis owned by the farmers who supply its milk. Creating value for those members, supporting local communities and building a sustainable future are central to the business.

You’ll join a collaborative finance team with scope to learn, contribute to improvement projects and build your experience across different operations.