Management Accountant

Your new company Your new company are a leader in their field based in Newcastle-under-Lyme and are looking for a Management Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. Your new role Looking for a commercially focused finance professional to support a manufacturing environment, with an emphasis on product costing, margin insight, and effective cost management. Working closely with senior stakeholders, the role will provide clear financial insight and practical recommendations to support decision-making and improve profitability. The position will play a key part in enhancing cost visibility, strengthening commercial discipline, and supporting continuous improvement across the business. Key responsibilities: Own and maintain accurate product and manufacturing costings, including standard and actual costs, and continuously improve costing methodologies, reporting processes, and financial controls. Analyse and report on product, customer, and brand margins, investigating cost variances across materials, labour, and overheads, identifying risks and opportunities, and supporting pricing decisions with robust cost and margin analysis. Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior leaders across operations, supply chain, and commercial teams, providing clear, insightful analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making, challenging assumptions and influencing outcomes to improve profitability and cost efficiency. Identify, model, and drive cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives across manufacturing, tracking benefits, monitoring performance against targets, and ensuring delivery is measured and reported. Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts with a focus on margins and manufacturing performance, alongside budgets, forecasts, and rolling forecasts, highlighting key risks and opportunities. Develop, enhance, and maintain KPIs and dashboards to support decision-making and improve the visibility of financial and operational performance. Support ERP and finance system enhancements related to costing and reporting, ensuring data integrity, consistency, and alignment between financial and operational information What you'll need to succeed EssentialQualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)Finance experience within a manufacturing or operational environment, with strong costing capability Highly analytical, able to convert data into commercial insight and influence senior stakeholders Advanced Excel skills and experience using ERP systems (NetSuite or similar an advantage) Desirable Knowledge of standard costing and variance analysis Experience supporting cost efficiency or improvement initiatives What you'll get in return Salary £45-50,000 DOE On-site working in a fantastic team AE pension 25 days holiday + bank holidays Flexibility for childcare commitments What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)