Management Accountant - County Armagh- £40,000 - £50,000 (20024)

We’re representing a long established, family run food manufacturing business with operations across the UK and Ireland. Due to continued growth, they are seeking a Management Accountant to join the finance team in a newly created role, providing oversight of day to day finance operations and freeing up senior leadership to focus on more strategic priorities.

What’s on Offer?

• Competitive salary of £40,000 to £50,000

• Permanent, newly created role

• Stable, family owned business

• High level of exposure to operational decision making

About You

• A recognised accountancy qualification (ACCA, CIMA, ACA) or part-qualified with at least 3 years’ relevant experience

• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a finance role in a business with turnover above £20m

• Strong knowledge of finance principles, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and project/investment analysis

• Excellent analytical, Excel and IT skills, with experience of financial software (Sage desirable)

• Experience supervising or mentoring staff and coordinating team responsibilities

• Strong communication, planning, and commercial awareness

• Experience in a manufacturing environment (desirable)

Your Responsibilities

Always:

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts with commentary and analysis

• Provide budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis

• Oversee the transactional finance team and support their development

• Maintain and strengthen internal controls and financial processes

• Work closely with the Finance Director and wider business to support decision making

• Support external audits and liaise with auditors as required

• Deliver ad hoc financial analysis and reporting

Often:

• Identify and implement process improvements across the finance function

• Improve reporting quality and timeliness

• Support continuous improvement initiatives within finance and operations

Occasionally:

• Assist with project based work and system or process changes

• Provide financial input to operational or strategic initiatives

Never:

• Miss an opportunity to share your ideas

• Bring fish into the office microwave and insist it “won’t smell”.

Interested?

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