Management Accountant - Manufacturing
📍 Sherborne, Dorset
💰 Up to £55,000
🕘 Day Shift | 1 Day Hybrid Working
We are working in partnership with a leading manufacturer based in Sherborne, Dorset, to recruit a Management Accountant with strong manufacturing and cost accounting experience.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established, forward-thinking organisation where you will play a key role in driving financial accuracy and supporting operational performance. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £55,000, a day shift pattern, and 1 day per week hybrid working.
The Role
As Management Accountant, you will support the manufacturing function through detailed cost control, reporting, and financial analysis. You will act as a key link between finance and production, ensuring accurate product costing and meaningful performance insights.
Key responsibilities include:
Supporting manufacturing-specific processes including product cost planning, standard cost estimates, and WIP calculations
Monitoring and managing production orders and volumes to ensure financial accuracy
Calculating and maintaining product standard costs
Performing detailed cost accounting, including activity allocation, overhead calculation, variance settlement, and periodic reporting
Calculating and updating work activity rates for cost allocation
Analysing production costs, identifying variances, and delivering clear, actionable reports
Ensuring correct classification of CAPEX and OPEX in production-related transactions
Managing Bills of Materials (BOM) and routing control to validate accurate cost calculations
Supporting SAP month-end and year-end close processes
Analysing cost trends and profitability, tracking actual vs budget and forecast, highlighting deviations, and supporting management reporting
About You
Degree in Finance or Accounting, or professionally qualified/part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, AAT)
Minimum 2 years' experience in manufacturing cost accounting, product costing, and production order tracking
Strong financial and variance analysis skills
SAP experience desirable (full training provided)
Confident working cross-functionally with production and operations teams
Detail-oriented with strong analytical capability
What's On Offer
Salary up to £55,000
Day shift working
1 day per week hybrid working
Stable and growing manufacturing environment
Opportunity to influence operational performance and cost efficiency
If you're a commercially minded Management Accountant with manufacturing experience and looking to make a tangible impact within a leading production business, we'd love to hear from you