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Management Accountant

Location: Whitefield (Hybrid) Occasional travel to other business locations may be required.

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000

Clear Career progression to Financial Director

Alexander Steele is supporting a leading manufacturing business in Whitefield to appoint a Management Accountant. This newly created role is central to supporting strategic growth by providing financial insight, enhancing process efficiency, and improving cost management across multiple business units.

You’ll be joining at a time of positive change, with the chance to contribute to key projects and shape how they do things moving forward. If you're looking for a role where you can grow alongside the business, we'd like to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

* Support budgeting, forecasting, and modelling. Provide data-driven insights to aid strategic decisions and monitor key business metrics.

* Lead the development of a group-wide reporting structure aligned with ERP implementation.

* Identify efficiency and cost-saving opportunities across finance and operational workflows. Standardise and automate key processes.

* Analyse customer, product, and channel profitability. Work with commercial teams to support pricing and margin improvement initiatives.

Essential Skills & Experience

* At minimum Part Qualified (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA) with experience in a manufacturing or similar operational environment.

* Hands-on experience with ERP systems, ideally with Sage 200 or a comparable platform.

* Strong working knowledge of Power BI or similar tools for financial reporting and dashboards.

* Commercially focused with the ability to interpret data and influence business outcomes.

* Proven track record of driving efficiency improvements in financial and operational processes.

* Advanced Excel capabilities, including modelling and complex data analysis.

* Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

* Experience supporting financial planning cycles including budgeting and forecasting.

* Ability to manage multiple priorities independently in a fast-paced environment