Management Accountant

The Opportunity: An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a market-leading engineering and manufacturing business in North Yorkshire during a significant period of transformation, investment and growth. This is a highly visible Management Accountant role that combines core management accounting responsibilities with commercial analysis, operational business partnering and project-focused financial support.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

• Produce accurate monthly management accounts and supporting analysis

• Deliver meaningful variance analysis and performance reporting

• Support budgeting, forecasting and planning processes

• Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders across the business

• Analyse contract and project performance

• Provide financial insight to support decision-making and profitability

• Monitor costs, margins and operational performance indicators

• Challenge and support budget holders to improve financial outcomes

• Support month-end close activities and reporting deadlines

• Drive reporting improvements and strengthen internal controls

• Assist with year-end activities and audit requirements

• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across finance and operations You Will Be/Have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, or nearing qualification

• Strong management accounting and analytical skills

• Advanced Excel capability

• Experience within manufacturing, engineering, construction or project-based environments would be advantageous

• Strong commercial awareness and a desire to understand operational performance

• Ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders

• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis

• A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities

• Confidence building relationships across all levels of the business

• A genuine interest in partnering with operational teams rather than purely producing reports Benefits:

• Competitive salary

• Hybrid working arrangement

• Exposure to senior finance leadership

• Significant interaction with operational and commercial teams

• Opportunity to influence business performance and decision-making

• Broad role offering both financial and commercial exposure

• Ongoing career development opportunities within a large and evolving organisation

• Varied position with exposure to manufacturing, projects and operational finance

• Supportive team environment during an exciting period of organisational development and growth