This privately owned company has a number of production sites throughout Europe, including several in the UK developing innovative solutions and sustainable products for their customers.Their values of innovation and employee wellbeing are central to their continued success and allows them to consistently provide development opportunities for their staff.Having recently acquired a successful business in Blackburn they are looking to strengthen the team by appointing a Management Accountant to take over the work of a recently promoted Head of Finance who now has more group reporting responsibilities. This vacancy will therefore provide you with an excellent opportunity to be mentored and developed by someone who previously occupied the role.The Management Accountant position requires someone to be in the office full time to really understand the business and you will be joining an established team committed to the success of the company. This is a great opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to play a pivotal role in driving accurate and insightful financial reporting, creating accountability and visibility for departmental heads to aid with decision making.The key responsibilities will be:• Work closely with the Head of Finance to prepare and develop the board pack.• Production of management accounts, variance and trend analysis• Monitor and report on monthly stock audit and identify discrepancies/potential shortages.• Assist in the budgeting and forecasting proces