Management Accountant

Ings Lane, Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire, YO62 6EZ United Kingdom

Management Accountant Kirkbymoorside Competitive

Onsite - Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire | Hours: Full-time | Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience | Reports to: Financial Controller

Role Overview

We are seeking a proactive Management Accountant to join our finance team. This role is a wide-ranging role in a small finance team, which will support the business by producing accurate management information, analysing operational performance, and providing financial insight to help improve profitability, cost control, and decision-making across the organisation. The successful candidate will work closely with production, operations, purchasing, and senior management to provide clear financial analysis, support budgeting and forecasting, and ensure robust month-end reporting processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accurate monthly management accounts, including profit and loss reports, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and journals.
• Drive month-end close processes and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Produce clear commentary on key financial results, trends, risks, opportunities, and variances against budget and forecast.
• Monitor capital expenditure, fixed asset registers, depreciation, and investment project costs.
• Assist with annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and scenario planning.
• Complete daily reconciliation of bank accounts.
• Produce monthly VAT returns and submit via online software platform.
• Assist with the preparation of the weekly cashflow forecasting, providing commentary around any week-on-week variances.
• Provide support to Project Accountant with analysis of manufacturing performance, including labour, material, overhead, cost of sales, scrap, stock, WIP, and production variances.
• Assist the Project Accountant in developing enhanced operational reporting to track performance, support business growth, and monitor progress against KPI targets.
• Provide support to Project Accountant with stock control processes, stock reconciliations, inventory valuation, and stocktake reporting.
• Assist with statutory audit preparation and provide information to external advisers where required.
• Assist with processing of transactions in relation to holding company.
• Contribute to improvements in systems, reporting tools, and finance processes.
• Provide finance cover for other areas within the team as and when required.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

• Qualified, part-qualified, or actively studying towards accounting qualification.
• Previous experience in a management accounting role in a small business is desirable.
• Strong understanding of month-end processes, variance analysis, balance sheet reconciliations, and management reporting.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large data sets.
• Experience using ERP or manufacturing systems is desirable.
• Excellent attention to detail & analytical skills
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• Organised, self-motivated, and able to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• A continuous improvement mindset and willingness to challenge existing processes constructively.

Personal Attributes

• Confident working with colleagues at all levels, from shop floor teams to senior leadership.
• Practical, hands-on, and comfortable balancing detail with the bigger picture.
• Proactive and solution-focused, with a positive approach to supporting colleagues and resolving operational challenges.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Supportive finance team environment with opportunities for professional development.
• Study support may be available for candidates pursuing a recognised accounting qualification.

About the business

Slingsby Advanced Composites develops and delivers complex structural composites and sub-systems for the most extreme air, land and sea based environments, considering both current and future mission requirements. From bespoke one-off designs to low-volume manufacture, the business enjoys a unique place within its sector thanks to its application of ground-breaking technologies that drive the industry forward.