Management Accountant - Manufacturing

Join an Employee-Owned Manufacturing Business

We are a successful and well-established employee‑owned manufacturing company with a diverse product range and a reputation for innovation, quality, and operational excellence. As our business continues to grow, we are looking to recruit a commercially minded Management Accountant with strong costing experience to join our finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to play a key role in driving business performance, improving processes, and influencing strategic decision-making within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Location: Office and factory based (full‑time)

Reporting into senior management, you will work closely with colleagues across Finance, Production and Purchasing to provide accurate financial information, valuable business insight and support ongoing operational improvements.

A key aspect of the role will be your involvement in the implementation of a new ERP system, helping to develop and embed effective costing processes that support sound commercial decision-making.

• Play a leading role in the design and implementation of the costing module within a new ERP system
• Analyse business performance and provide meaningful financial insight to support management decision‑making
• Prepare project appraisals and capital expenditure evaluations
• Monitor and analyse production costs, product margins, and inventory valuations
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities
• Identify and drive cost reduction and continuous improvement initiatives
• Ensure financial controls, systems and processes are maintained, enhanced and effectively applied
• Collaborate with operational teams to improve financial awareness and business performance

You will be a proactive and analytical finance professional who enjoys working closely with operational teams and influencing business outcomes.

• Fully qualified or part‑qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
• Strong costing and cost accounting experience, ideally gained within a manufacturing environment
• Advanced Excel skills
• Experience working with ERP systems
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to engage and influence non‑finance stakeholders
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities

• Membership of our Employee Ownership Trust after one year’s service, including participation in twice‑yearly profit distributions
• Opportunities for professional development and career progression
• A friendly, supportive and non‑corporate working environment
• The opportunity to make a genuine impact in a growing, employee‑owned business

If you are looking for a role where you can combine your technical accounting expertise with commercial influence and operational involvement, we’d love to hear from you. Join us and help shape the future success of our employee‑owned manufacturing business.