Management Accountant

Omega; Worksop; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Omega, a leading UK food sector group, is recruiting a Management Accountant to support multiple sites. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will partner with site leadership, influence decision making and provide financial insight to drive manufacturing operations.

Based at the Worksop site, you will manage day-to-day financial control, prepare weekly and monthly reports, budgets and forecasts, analyse costings and overheads, and contribute to cost reduction initiatives alongside the

Qualifications

• CIMA or ACCA qualified or qualified by experience.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing or operational finance environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience of SAP.

Responsibilities

• Partner with site leadership to drive operational and financial performance.
• Providing day-to-day financial control across the Worksop manufacturing site.
• Preparing weekly and monthly reporting, forecasts, KPIs and Financial Performance Reports.
• Controlling, analysing and communicating site overhead spend.
• Supporting stock control activities, yield analysis and factory performance reporting.
• Managing balance sheet controls, including accruals and prepayments.
• Monitoring capital expenditure and partnering with project engineers on investment projects.
• Preparing robust budgets and forecasts and communicating these to site teams.
• Producing labour forecasts and identifying risks and opportunities to performance.
• Reviewing and challenging product costings, ensuring financial accuracy and commercial understanding.
• Supporting cost reduction initiatives through insightful analysis and proactive challenge.
• Playing an active role within the wider Supply Chain Finance team, sharing best practice and driving continuous improvement.

Skills

Strong commercial awareness

Analytical capability

Advanced Excel skills

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualified or by experience

Tools

SAP

Job description

Our client is a leading figurehead in the UK food sector, with an unparalleled pedigree dating back to the early 18th century. They are currently seeking a Management Accountant to support multiple sites.

Job Role – Management Accountant

Reporting to the Financial Controller the Management Accountant shall work closely with site leadership teams, influence decision making, support cost-saving initiatives and provide financial insight to help manufacturing operations.

Duties – Management Accountant

• Business partnering Centre Managers, Engineering and QA teams to drive operational and financial performance.
• Providing day-to-day financial control across the Worksop manufacturing site.
• Preparing weekly and monthly reporting, forecasts, KPIs and Financial Performance Reports.
• Controlling, analysing and communicating site overhead spend.
• Supporting stock control activities, yield analysis and factory performance reporting.
• Managing balance sheet controls, including accruals and prepayments.
• Monitoring capital expenditure and partnering with project engineers on investment projects.
• Preparing robust budgets and forecasts and communicating these to site teams.
• Producing labour forecasts and identifying risks and opportunities to performance.
• Reviewing and challenging product costings, ensuring financial accuracy and commercial understanding.
• Supporting cost reduction initiatives through insightful analysis and proactive challenge.
• Playing an active role within the wider Supply Chain Finance team, sharing best practice and driving continuous improvement.

Experience/Qualifications – Management Accountant

• CIMA or ACCA qualified or qualified by experience.
• Previous experience within a manufacturing or operational finance environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and analytical capability.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience of SAP

Candidates who are currently a Financial Controller, Accountant, Finance Manager, Management Reporting Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Business Accountant, Finance Business Partner, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&S) Analyst, Financial Analyst and Business Finance Analyst

and Financial Analyst could be suitable for this role.