Management Accountant

This role sits at the centre of finance. It’s about control, clarity, and not letting poor detail slip through.

You’ll be working for a manufacturing and distribution company in Ossett, with a long heritage and a clear focus on doing one thing well. Operating internationally, the business designs, produces and supplies specialist products into commercial markets.

They combine in-house manufacturing with a well-established distribution network, supplying a broad customer base. Their model is straightforward: develop products that meet real market demand, back them with reliable operations, and generate steady, sustainable cash flow.

What’s the role?

You’ll have responsibility for producing a full set of consolidated management accounts.

Including:

• Stock reconciliations and movement journals (shared where appropriate, owned in outcome)
• Review of journals prepared by the assistant accountant
• Commission calculations that stand up to scrutiny
• GRNI, intercompany entries, and recharges done cleanly
• Balance sheet reconciliations that tie and make sense
• Review of expenses with a sharp eye on VAT and coding
• Ownership of the expenses system (users, rates, controls)
• Fixed asset oversight and capitalisation
• UK and international VAT returns
• Audit support without last-minute scrambling
• Support budgeting and rolling forecasts
• Build longer-term cash flow views

Variance analysis won’t be a tick-box exercise. Expectation is clear explanations against prior year and budget – it’s not vague commentary.

What’s do you need?

• A Part Qualified (or QBE) Management Accountant with experience in the manufacturing sector
• Attention to detail without losing pace
• Confidence to question and challenge
• Ability to prioritise when everything feels urgent

What do you get?

• An annual salary of up to £45k DOE (+ study support if required)
• 23 days annual leave + your birthday off + bank holidays (with the option to buy more)
• Medicash plan

If this sounds like you, click “apply now”.