Management Accountant

Management Accountant – Outskirts of Gloucester (3 Days On-site)

Manufacturing Environment
• Outskirts of Gloucester
• 6‑Month Contract

Operating within a fast‑paced production environment, the business is seeking an ambitious finance professional who can support operational decision‑making, enhance reporting processes, and provide high‑quality financial insight to senior stakeholders.

• Preparing accurate monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments and fixed assets.
• Managing and supporting the month‑end close process to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Producing insightful reporting packs with commentary on performance, risks and opportunities.
• Delivering meaningful variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year performance.
• Acting as a trusted finance business partner to operational and supply chain stakeholders.
• Supporting capital expenditure proposals and investment decisions.
• Maintaining strong balance sheet controls and supporting year‑end audit requirements.
• Driving process improvements and helping develop reporting capabilities across the finance function.

To be successful in this role, you will be a part‑qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong management accounting experience gained within a fast‑paced commercial environment. Manufacturing or FMCG experience would be highly advantageous.

• Strong month‑end accounting experience.
• Experience producing management accounts and detailed variance analysis.
• Budgeting and forecasting expertise.
• Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• Advanced Excel capabilities.
• Experience working with ERP systems, ideally SAP or a similar platform.
• A proactive mindset with the ability to challenge existing processes and drive improvements.