The Opportunity
This is an opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing organisation that is investing in its finance capability and looking for a commercially minded Management Accountant to play a visible role within the business.
Rather than spending your time solely producing reports, you'll be encouraged to challenge, investigate and improve. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, helping them understand costs, identify opportunities and support better decision-making across the organisation.
The Role
This is a broad and varied role where you'll combine traditional management accounting responsibilities with genuine business partnering and operational involvement.
Key areas of focus will include:
- Preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reporting.
- Cost analysis, budgeting and forecasting.
- Reviewing and improving costing methodologies.
- Identifying opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency.
- Supporting operational teams with financial insight and analysis.
- Developing reports, models and business intelligence using Excel.
- Working across functions to solve problems and support decision-making.
- Contributing to process improvement initiatives.
- Providing support across wider finance activities when required.
This role offers significant exposure to senior stakeholders and the chance to make a tangible impact on business performance.
The Person
We're looking for an ambitious and commercially aware finance professional who enjoys understanding how a business operates and using financial information to drive improvement.
You will likely have:
- Experience within a Management Accountant or Accountant position gained within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Advanced Excel capability and confidence working with large datasets.
- Experience producing management accounts and financial analysis.
- A proactive approach and natural curiosity.
- Strong communication skills with the confidence to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- A desire to move beyond reporting and add genuine commercial value.
- Applications are welcomed from qualified, part-qualified and qualified-by-experience candidates.
Management Accountant in Sunderland employer: Nigel Wright Group Careers
As a leading engineering business in the North East, our client offers an exceptional work environment that fosters innovation and technical excellence. Employees benefit from a collaborative culture that encourages professional growth and development, with clear pathways to advance into leadership roles. The company's commitment to bespoke product development in safety-critical environments ensures that every team member plays a vital role in solving complex challenges, making this an exciting and rewarding place to work.
Contact Details:
Nigel Wright Group Careers Recruitment Team
