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About the Business

You’ll be joining as a Management Accountant for a well-established and respected organisation in Dudley. The business combines the stability of an established company with the ambition of a forward-thinking team, offering an excellent opportunity to contribute to its success while developing your own career in a supportive and progressive environment.

Main Duties:

As a Management Accountant, your main duties include:

* Take ownership of developing, maintaining, and periodically reviewing standard costs for raw materials, work in progress, and finished goods.

* Conduct detailed analysis of key manufacturing variances, including material usage, labour efficiency, and overhead absorption, providing clear commentary and actionable insights for operational management.

* Ensure accurate calculation and reporting of inventory valuation in compliance with accounting standards, including impairment reviews and reserve analysis.

* Prepare monthly management accounts with detailed profit and loss analysis, focusing on cost of goods sold, factory overheads, and departmental expenditure.

* Lead the annual budgeting process and quarterly forecasting cycles for production and operational departments.

* Maintain accuracy and integrity of financial data within the ERP system (such as SAP or Oracle), ensuring correctness of Bills of Materials and production routings.

* Collaborate proactively with non-finance stakeholders, including production managers and supply chain leaders, to interpret financial results and support operational decisions aimed at cost reduction and productivity improvement.

* Develop and monitor key performance indicators to assess manufacturing efficiency and overall financial health.

Location / Office / Culture

This full-time office-based role is located in Dudley. You’ll join a well-established and forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration, precision, and continuous improvement. The culture is supportive and professional, offering strong opportunities for growth and development within a stable and expanding business.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

* Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or a related field.

* Part-qualified or newly qualified (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA).

* Minimum of three years’ experience in management or cost accounting, ideally within manufacturing, engineering, or heavy industry.

* Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and financial modelling.

* Strong knowledge of standard costing and variance analysis.

* Analytical, detail-focused, and accuracy-driven.

* Proactive self-starter with excellent time management and ability to meet deadlines.

* Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to challenge constructively.

* Passionate about understanding operations and linking them to financial performance.

Why Join the business

* Study support

* Fantastic managers to learn from

* A company with a track record of internal progression

About Us

We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.

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