Management Accountant

We are partnering with a leading SME manufacturing organisation to recruit a proactive Management Accountant/Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic team. This is a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional to play a key role in supporting operational teams, driving performance, and influencing strategic decisions across the manufacturing function. As a Finance Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to operational leaders, providing insights and guidance to enhance profitability, efficiency, and decision-making.

You will combine strong financial expertise with a practical understanding of manufacturing operations to deliver actionable analysis and recommendations.

Key responsibilities include:

Collaborate with manufacturing operations and senior stakeholders to provide commercial and financial insight. Support budgeting, forecasting, and business planning processes. Monitor and analyse manufacturing costs, variances, and KPIs, identifying opportunities for improvement. Prepare management reports, dashboards, and financial commentary to inform decision-making. Drive process improvement initiatives to optimise operational performance and cost efficiency. Challenge and support operational teams to ensure financial discipline and effective resource management.

Ideally you will be able to demonstrate the below qualifications/experience:
Fully qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or equivalent, with relevant experience. Extensive experience within manufacturing or industrial environments. Demonstrated success in a finance business partnering capacity. Exceptional analytical skills coupled with demonstrable commercial awareness. Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities, with the capability to influence at all levels. Proactive, hands-on, and solution-focused approach.

Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Dynamics) is highly advantageous. Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function. Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.