Management Accountant in Skipton

Management Accountant - Skipton

Full-time, 0800-1630 Mon - Fri, 36 hrs per week

Enjoy longer weekends with friends & family. We work a 9-day fortnight (every second Friday off).

A Little About Us

Dechra is a growing global specialist in veterinary pharmaceuticals. Our expertise is in the development, manufacture, marketing and sales of high-quality products exclusively for veterinarians worldwide. It’s a great time to join our modern Skipton facility, and further investment for the Skipton site means that we’re in an exciting period of positive change for the business.

Here at Dechra, our values are embedded within our culture and thrive within our family of almost 2000 colleagues globally. From manufacturing to marketing, (D)edication, (E)njoyment, (C)ourage, (H)onesty, (R)elationships and (A)mbition are at the heart of our everyday operations and the way we do business.

What the role looks like day-to-day

You’ll be right at the centre of our financial rhythm - making sure our monthly reporting runs smoothly across P&L, cash flow, balance sheet and working capital. You’ll take ownership of producing and reconciling trial balances, preparing financial data for Group reporting and keeping everything aligned with our finance manual and control framework.

But it’s not just about the numbers. We’d expect to see you spend plenty of time working with stakeholders and budget holders, helping them understand what the figures really mean and where we can improve performance. You’ll also shape the way we report and forecast, developing tools and commentary that make insight clearer and more actionable. From annual budgets and forecasts to standard costing and transfer pricing reviews, you’ll take the lead - including calculating costs for new products and driving improvements in accuracy. When big decisions come up, you’ll build the business cases that help us move forward with confidence. And because we’re always looking to get better, you’ll play an active role in strengthening our financial controls, governance and reporting processes.

Alongside the technical work, you’ll be part of the wider DPM&S agenda, contributing to our focus on people, delivery, safety, cost and quality. And you’ll help bring our Dechra values to life - dedication, enjoyment, courage, honesty, relationships and ambition - not just in what you do, but in how you do it.

What you’ll bring

• You’ll be someone who can analyse complex information and explain it in a way that’s clear, insightful and genuinely useful.
• You’ll understand what drives operational and financial performance, and you’ll be comfortable planning your workload, managing deadlines and working proactively when things get busy.
• Collaboration will come naturally to you - you’ll enjoy building relationships, challenging constructively and being part of a team that wants to improve together.
• Experience in a manufacturing or pharmaceutical environment will help you hit the ground running, and you’ll be confident using tools like Oracle, QuickBooks or Hyperion, with advanced Excel skills to match.
• You’ll also be degree-educated and a qualified accountant with at least a year or two of post-qualification experience.

Essential skills & experience

• Strong analytical ability with clear, insightful communication
• Understanding of operational and financial performance drivers
• Effective planning, prioritisation and time-management
• A collaborative approach and strong relationship-building skills
• Proactive, resilient and comfortable working autonomously
• 3-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing and/or pharmaceutical environment
• Experience using tools such as Oracle, QuickBooks or Hyperion
• Advanced Excel skills
• Degree-level education (or equivalent)
• Qualified accountant with 1-2 years’ PQE

Desirable

• Experience developing financial reporting tools or dashboards
• Exposure to standard costing in a manufacturing environment
• Familiarity with capital expenditure business case development

Why this role matters

Success here isn’t just about accurate reporting - though that’s certainly part of it. It’s about helping the site make better decisions, strengthening our performance and building trust with the people you work with. Your insight will shape conversations, influence strategy and support the delivery of our site’s key objectives.

Why you’ll love it here

We provide veterinary professionals with the tools to support animal welfare worldwide. A true career with real purpose, that’s something you can proudly shout about. We work across a 9-day fortnight at our Skipton site. This means every second Friday will be your day off, allowing for those longer weekends so you can spend more time with family and friends, offering a great work-life balance.

We also care deeply about our employees, you’ll have full access to our Employee Assistance programme (EAP) which ensures you have confidential emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support 24/7 365. This ensures that you are well-equipped to deal with life’s many challenges. In addition to this, we also offer:

• Healthcare Cash plan (covers the cost of dental, prescriptions, therapies)
• Headspace App (positive mental wellbeing app, up to 5 users per account)
• Discounted Gym Membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discount on pet food
• Free fruit on Mondays
• Free on-site parking (including free electric charging)
• 5 days annual leave + Bank Holidays
• Option to buy a week’s holiday each year
• 8% Employer pension contribution

What’s Next?

We’ll take care of you from here on. Firstly, thank you for taking the time to express interest in this opportunity and Dechra. If you’re interested, please apply in the first instance.

We take pride in ensuring you have a positive experience with Dechra and the recruitment process. Our team are friendly and approachable. We won’t ghost you.....we’ll always provide updates and feedback regardless of the outcome, even if the update is, "there’s no update".

What’s the interview process?

Typically, you’ll receive an initial phone call from the recruitment team to understand more about you and your current work situation. Most of our roles have a two-stage interview process (MS Teams and a face-to-face interview). We may ask you to complete a personality questionnaire ahead of time so that we can learn a little more about you ahead of the interview.

Our interview style is conversational and friendly. In addition to this, we always look for competency-based, structured answers to our questions, so feel free to prepare ahead of the interview.