Manufacturing Finance Partner - Hybrid

Cherry Professional Ltd; Langley Mill; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive benefits

Exposure to manufacturing and project

Career development

Supportive leadership

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Cherry Professional Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing Management Accountant for a Nottinghamshire-based role with hybrid working. The person will partner with operations and project teams to drive performance, balancing financial reporting with hands-on cost control.

The role covers inventory management, WIP reporting, standard costing, project profitability and forecasting, delivering meaningful insights for decisions and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification or strong qualified-by-experience background.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering or project-led environments.
• Knowledge of stock accounting, inventory management and stock valuation.
• Experience in the management and reporting of Work in Progress (WIP).
• Skilled in standard costing, manufacturing costing and variance analysis.
• Experience in project accounting, contract accounting or project profitability analysis.
• Forecasting, budgeting and cost-control experience.
• ERP systems proficiency and advanced Excel ability.
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills across finance, operations and projects.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly management accounts with supporting commentary.
• Own inventory accounting, stock reconciliations and valuations.
• Monitor and report WIP across manufacturing and projects.
• Review standard costing methodologies and cost models.
• Analyze material, labour and overhead variances.
• Monitor project costs, budgets and profitability.
• Support project managers with forecasting and cost control.
• Evaluate project performance against budgets and objectives.
• Prepare budgets, forecasts and cash flow information.
• Conduct balance sheet reconciliations and maintain controls.
• Identify improvements to reporting processes.

Skills

Stock accounting

Inventory management

WIP reporting

Standard costing

Manufacturing costing

Variance analysis

Project accounting

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Commercial mindset

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Qualified-by-experience

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Cherry Professional Ltd is seeking a Manufacturing Management Accountant for a Nottinghamshire-based role with hybrid working. The person will partner with operations and project teams to drive performance, balancing financial reporting with hands-on cost control.

The role covers inventory management, WIP reporting, standard costing, project profitability and forecasting, delivering meaningful insights for decisions and performance improvements.