Your newpany
Your newpany are a leader in their field based in Newcastle-under-Lyme and are looking for a Management Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis.
Your new role
Looking for amercially focused finance professional to support a manufacturing environment, with an emphasis on product costing, margin insight, and effective cost management. Working closely with senior stakeholders, the role will provide clear financial insight and practical rmendations to support decision-making and improve profitability. The position will play a key part in enhancing cost visibility, strengtheningmercial discipline, and supporting continuous improvement across the business.
Key responsibilities:
1. Own and maintain accurate product and manufacturing costings, including standard and actual costs, and continuously improve costing methodologies, reporting processes, and financial controls.
2. Analyse and report on product, customer, and brand margins, investigating cost variances across materials, labour, and overheads, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting pricing decisions with robust cost and margin analysis.
3. Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior leaders across operations, supply chain, andmercial teams, providing clear, insightful analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making, challenging assumptions and influencing oues to improve profitability and cost efficiency.
4. Identify, model, and drive cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing, tracking benefits, monitoring performance against targets, and ensuring delivery is measured and reported.
5. Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts with a focus on margins and manufacturing performance, alongside budgets, forecasts, and rolling forecasts, highlighting key risks and opportunities.
6. Develop, enhance, and maintain KPIs and dashboards to support decision-making and improve the visibility of financial and operational performance.
7. Support ERP and finance system enhancements related to costing and reporting, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and alignment between financial and operational information
What you'll need to succeed
Essential
Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
Finance experience within a manufacturing or operational environment, with strong costing capability
Highly analytical, able to convert data intomercial insight and influence senior stakeholders
Advanced Excel skills and experience using ERP systems (NetSuite or similar an advantage)
Desirable
Knowledge of standard costing and variance analysis
Experience supporting cost efficiency or improvement initiatives
What you'll get in return
8. Salary £45-50,000 DOE
9. On-site working in a fantastic team
10. AE pension
11. 25 days holiday + bank holidays
12. Flexibility for childcaremitments