Management Accountant

Posted 4 hours 40 minutes ago by Reed

£25 Hourly
Temporary
Not Specified
Temporary Jobs
Kent, Maidstone, United Kingdom, ME141
Job Description

Contract Management Accountant

Location: Lenham, KentRate: £25 per hourContract Type: Temporary / ContractIndustry: Manufacturing

Role Overview

A growing manufacturing business based in Lenham seeks an experienced Management Accountant to support the finance team during a busy period. This is a hands-on contract role ideal for someone with strong manufacturing experience and excellent analytical ability. You will play a key part in month-end reporting, cost analysis, and supporting decision-making across operations.

Key Responsibilities

Management Accounts & Reporting

  • Produce accurate monthly management accounts to tight deadlines.
  • Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations.
  • Deliver detailed variance analysis across production, labour, and overheads.
  • Present financial insights to senior managers and operational teams.

Manufacturing & Costing

  • Analyse production costs, material usage, waste, yield, and overhead absorption.
  • Maintain and review standard costing, BOM structures, and routings.
  • Support stock valuations, WIP reporting, and full inventory reconciliations.
  • Work closely with Production Managers to explain cost movements and KPIs.

Budgeting & Forecasting

  • Support the budgeting cycle and rolling forecasts.
  • Provide cost modelling and scenario analysis to aid decision-making.
  • Track performance against budget and highlight risks and opportunities.

Business Partnering

  • Act as a finance partner to Operations, Production, and Supply Chain teams.
  • Provide clear financial insight to non-finance stakeholders.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and operational efficiencies.

Additional Responsibilities

  • Assist with system enhancements and process improvements.
  • Contribute to audit preparation and compliance tasks as required.
  • Perform ad-hoc analysis to support strategic and operational decisions.

Skills & Experience Required

  • Qualified, part-qualified, or QBE Management Accountant.
  • Strong experience in manufacturing and cost accounting is essential.
  • Advanced Excel skills (Pivot Tables, Lookups, modelling).
  • Confident communicator with strong business partnering skills.
  • Ability to manage workload independently and work to strict deadlines.
  • Experience with ERP/manufacturing systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Sage, Dynamics).