Management Accountant
About the Role
Sewell Wallis is partnering with an established manufacturing business based near Halifax, West Yorkshire, who are looking to recruit a Management Accountant to join their team.
This role would suit a candidate who has previous experience working in a manufacturing/production business with experience of cost accounting. The successful candidate will report directly to the Finance Director, so along with a role with plenty of exposure, there will also be a great mentor in to work alongside here.
If you're a Management Accountant wanting to take the next step in your career, I'd love to hear from you!
What will you be doing?
- Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit and loss, balance sheet, and cash flow statements
- Manage the month‑end and year‑end close processes
- Prepare budgets and forecasts and monitor performance against them
- Produce variance analysis with clear explanations and recommendations
- Maintain accurate general ledger records and ensure timely posting of all transactions
- Maintain and analyse product costings, bills of materials (BOMs), and labour costs.
- Monitor and report on manufacturing variances (materials, labour, overhead absorption
- Track inventory valuation, including WIP, raw materials, and finished goods
- Support pricing decisions through margin and cost analysis
- Support the preparation of statutory accounts and external audits
- Manage cash flow forecasting and working capital
- Partner with production and operations teams to improve cost efficiency
- Develop and improve accounting processes and reporting systems
What skills will you need?
- Qualified or part‑qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Proven experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Strong understanding of management accounting and cost accounting
- Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Strong Excel and accounting system experience
What's on offer?
- Study Support
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Company pension
- Early Friday finish
- Onsite parking
Please apply below, or for more information, contact Lawrie Bacon.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
