Fantastic opportunity for an experienced, commercially-minded Management Accountant to join a leading multinational organisation in the South East on a 12-month contract. The successful candidate will take ownership of financial reporting, planning, and analysis across manufacturing processes, operational cost centres, and employee-related costs and will work closely with Operations and Finance teams to provide high-quality financial insight and support informed decision-making.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own all financial reporting for manufacturing processes, providing clear analysis and support to the Operations Management team.
- Manage financial reporting for employee benefits and departmental cost centres, partnering with departmental managers.
- Prepare budgets, quarterly forecasts, and month-end reporting for manufacturing processes, employee benefits, and departmental cost centres.
- Lead headcount planning for manufacturing operations.
- Produce weekly labour cost reports, including detailed variance analysis.
- Review and sign off on weekly and monthly payroll reporting.
- Provide ad hoc costing and financial analysis to support management decision-making.
- Support internal control, statutory, and compliance audits, including SOX-related requirements.
- Ensure compliance with corporate finance policies, applicable accounting standards, and internal control frameworks.
- Undertake additional finance duties as required to support the wider finance function.
Key Requirements:
- Qualified accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent professional qualification).
- Minimum of 5 years' post-qualification experience in a finance role, ideally within a manufacturing or industrial environment.
- Strong track record in financial management, performance reporting, and financial systems.
- Commercially minded with the ability to apply sound judgment to financial decision-making.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Highly proactive with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities.
- Strong systems knowledge and high level of computer literacy.
- Experience working in a Sarbanes-Oxley controlled environment is an advantage.
