Management Accountant

Management Accountant
Permanent Position | Gateshead
Competitive Salary + Excellent Benefits
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Management Accountant to join a well-established international manufacturing organisation with a strong presence in the North East.
This Management Accountant role offers the opportunity to take ownership of key areas of the monthly management accounts while working within a broad and hands-on finance function. The successful candidate will contribute to financial control, reporting, budgeting and forecasting activities, whilst supporting continuous improvement initiatives and the ongoing development of finance systems and reporting tools.
This position would suit an ambitious part-qualified accountant looking to further develop their technical accounting, commercial finance and systems expertise within a supportive and evolving business environment.
About the Company
With a phenomenal global reach, this organisation is passionate about employee development and provides genuine opportunities for learning, progression and career growth.
Benefits include:
* Excellent holiday allowance (up to 39 days)
* Competitive pension scheme
* Better Health at Work initiatives
* Subsidised canteen
* Private medical insurance
The Role
The Management Accountant will be responsible for defined areas of the monthly accounting cycle, helping to ensure accurate financial reporting and providing valuable insight into business performance.
Key responsibilities include:
* Ownership of assigned areas of the monthly management accounts across the P&L, balance sheet and cashflow
* Preparation and posting of journals, accruals and prepayments
* Completion of balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring robust controls, audit readiness and compliance requirements are maintained
* Analysis of monthly financial performance, investigating variances and providing meaningful commentary on underlying business drivers
* Supporting the preparation of budgets, forecasts and rolling projections, helping to improve forecast accuracy and decision-making
* Partnering with operational and commercial stakeholders to understand costs, performance and business activities
* Supporting stock, inventory, WIP and manufacturing cost reporting
* Assisting with year-end audit activities, statutory reporting requirements and ad hoc financial analysis
* Reviewing existing processes and identifying opportunities to strengthen controls, improve reporting accuracy and increase efficiency
About You
The successful candidate will be a motivated and inquisitive finance professional who enjoys taking ownership, solving problems and developing new skills.
Candidates should possess:
* Part-qualified CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualification, or be actively studying towards a professional accountancy qualification
* Previous experience within a management accounting, assistant management accounting or similar finance role
* Strong understanding of journals, accruals, prepayments, reconciliations and month-end processes
* Strong Excel and data analysis skills
* An interest in finance systems, reporting tools, automation and process improvement
* A positive, hands-on approach and willingness to support the wider finance team
* Manufacturing, engineering or product-based industry experience would be advantageous but is not essential
This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful global manufacturer where the successful candidate will be given the support, training and exposure needed to develop towards full ownership of management accounting responsibilities
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed