Part Qualified Accountant job at East Lothian Full Time

Three Bridges Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a long-established and highly respected manufacturing business to recruit a Management Accountant. Operating within a specialist engineering environment and forming part of a larger international group, this organisation combines the stability of an established business with genuine opportunities for professional development and career progression.

This is an excellent opportunity for a hands-on finance professional who enjoys working closely with operational teams and wants to play a key role in supporting business performance through insightful financial analysis and robust management reporting.

Why Work Here?

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Bonus scheme
• Study support for professional qualifications
• Pension and life assurance
• Early finish every Friday
• Exposure to senior leadership and group finance operations
• Genuine opportunities for progression within a wider group structure
• Varied role with strong operational involvement
• Established business with a collaborative and supportive culture

The Job

As Management Accountant, you will support the Finance Manager in delivering accurate financial reporting and valuable commercial insight across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Preparing monthly management accounts and supporting P&L reporting
• Completing month-end processes including accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
• Reconciling and substantiating balance sheet accounts
• Supporting budgeting, forecasting and cashflow management
• Assisting with statutory accounts preparation and annual audit processes
• Supporting VAT returns and wider finance activities
• Working closely with budget holders to review performance and investigate variances
• Supporting credit control and transactional finance activities where required
• Liaising with group finance teams and external auditors

You will also play a key role in supporting manufacturing and operational finance activities including:

• Standard costing and variance analysis across labour, materials and overheads
• Inventory accounting including WIP valuation, stock reconciliations and provisioning
• Analysing operational KPIs and production performance
• Supporting stock takes and cycle count processes
• Reviewing and maintaining costing data, labour standards and operational reporting

You

To be successful in this role, you will ideally possess the following:

• Part-qualified CIMA or ACCA, with CIMA preferred
• Experience producing management accounts and supporting month-end close
• Previous experience within a manufacturing, engineering or industrial environment
• Strong understanding of costing and operational finance principles
• Experience working within smaller or medium-sized businesses
• Strong ERP systems experience, ideally including Business Central or Navision
• Advanced Excel skills and strong analytical capability
• Ability to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working in a hands-on role within a fast-paced environment

Exposure to standard costing, inventory accounting and operational KPI analysis would be highly advantageous.

At Three Bridges Recruitment, our values include striving for brilliance and relatability. We are committed to ensuring every candidate receives an excellent experience and that any opportunity we discuss is genuinely aligned to their career aspirations.

If this opportunity is of interest, please apply with your most up-to-date CV or contact us for a confidential discussion.

Pay: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person