Management Accountant

Location: Leicestershire Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 + study support 1 day working from home Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:30am-5:00pm | Friday 8:30am-4:00pm | 39 hours per week We're working with an established manufacturing business in Leicester who are looking to recruit a Management Accountant to join their finance team. This is a broad, hands-on role supporting two subsidiaries, with responsibility across management accounting, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and business partnering. The Role - Prepare monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet, variance analysis and commentary - Complete month-end journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations - Analyse cost of sales, labour, production costs, stock and gross margins - Support annual budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis - Review standard costing and manufacturing absorption rates - Work closely with operational stakeholders to understand performance and identify cost-saving opportunities - Support VAT returns, year-end audit and tax requirements About You - CIMA/ACCA qualified or studying towards - Previous manufacturing experience ideally - Strong management accounting and month-end experience - Exposure to standard costing, stock and manufacturing cost analysis - Strong analytical and Excel skills - ERP system experience - Confident communicating with both finance and non-finance stakeholders