Strategic Finance Manager – Manufacturing Growth

Accountable Recruitment Limited; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment Limited is seeking a qualified Management Accountant in the Liverpool area to join the senior leadership team and work directly with the Finance Director. The role combines hands-on financial control with strategic input and strong commercial insight to drive performance.

You will own the monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts, and cash flow, while leading month-end close, stock reporting and KPI analysis to support operational decisions and growth.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong management accounting, financial control and business partnering capability.
• Experience in stock accounting, standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and support strategic decisions.
• Proven leadership with mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Production of monthly management accounts including P&L, balance sheet and cash flow reporting.
• Lead month-end processes, balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls.
• Prepare annual budgets, forecasts and cash flow projections.
• Analyze product profitability, manufacturing costs and gross margins.
• Own stock accounting, inventory reporting and working capital management.
• Provide KPI reporting and commercial analysis to support business performance.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial control

Business partnering

Stock accounting

Standard costing

Manufacturing variance analysis

Leadership

Staff mentoring

KPI reporting

Commercial insight

Excel

Systems

Education

Fully qualified accountant status (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

Excel

Finance systems

Job description

Accountable Recruitment Limited is seeking a qualified Management Accountant in the Liverpool area to join the senior leadership team and work directly with the Finance Director. The role combines hands-on financial control with strategic input and strong commercial insight to drive performance.

You will own the monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts, and cash flow, while leading month-end close, stock reporting and KPI analysis to support operational decisions and growth.