Management Accountant

Management Accountant (Must be CIMA Qualified)

Livingston | Manufacturing Up to £50k DOE Mon-Thurs 8:30-5 | Friday 8:30-3pm (who doesn't love an early finish Friday!) Fully on-site

Love numbers, storytelling with data, and an early finish on a Friday?

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established manufacturing business in Livingston who are looking for a qualified Management Accountant to be their go-to finance partner. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where your insight will genuinely influence decisions across the business. You'll be joining a busy, collaborative finance team and working closely with operations and commercial colleagues - translating figures into actions and helping drive performance.

What you'll be getting stuck into

Management Reporting & Insight

Producing monthly management accounts with clear, meaningful commentary

Analysing revenue, margins, costs and key drivers across UK entities

Variance analysis vs budget, forecast and prior year

Turning numbers into insights that non-finance colleagues actually understand

Budgeting, Forecasting & Planning

Supporting budgets, forecasts and reforecasts

Maintaining and improving financial models (including scenario analysis)

Working with operational teams to reflect real-world trading

Spotting risks and opportunities before they become headaches

Business Partnering

Acting as a trusted finance partner to operational and commercial teams

Supporting pricing decisions, cost control and margin improvement

Challenging assumptions (constructively!) and encouraging accountability

Championing financial awareness beyond the finance function

Cost Control & Margin Focus

Digging into materials, labour, overheads and logistics costs

Identifying efficiencies and cost-saving opportunities

Supporting initiatives to boost gross margin and performance

Monitoring KPIs like margin %, cost per unit and volume trends

Working Capital & Cash

Analysing debtors, creditors and inventory performance

Supporting cash flow forecasting and variance analysis

Assisting with invoice discounting reporting and reconciliations

Month-End & Reporting Excellence

Supporting the month-end close and key journals

Ensuring data accuracy across management reporting

Working closely with Financial Accounting for aligned reporting

Systems & Process Improvement

Improving reporting packs, dashboards and templates

Helping embed Business Central and reporting tools

Driving automation, efficiency and better data integrity

Supporting Finance Leadership

Providing insight to the CFO and Financial Controller

Supporting business cases, strategic projects and investments

Getting involved in ad-hoc deep dives that really matter

What we're looking for

Qualified accountant (CIMA ideally but would consider ACCA, ACA or equivalent)

Solid background in management accounting and analysis

Manufacturing or multi-entity experience (highly desirable)

Strong Excel skills and ERP experience (Business Central a plus)

Good knowledge of UK accounting standards and VAT

Comfortable juggling priorities and working independently

The kind of person who'll thrive here

Takes ownership and sees things through

Has an eagle eye for detail

Resilient, proactive and solution-focused

Enjoys collaborating across teams

Acts with integrity and professionalism

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