About the Company

W Talent Finance is a specialist recruitment partner dedicated to placing high-calibre accounting professionals across both practice and commerce & industry markets worldwide. With a deep understanding of the finance landscape, we support clients ranging from leading professional services firms to global organisations, delivering tailored talent solutions that drive business performance. Our consultative approach, market expertise, and international reach enable us to connect exceptional finance talent with the right opportunities across the globe.

We are partnering with a long-established, family-owned manufacturing group based in South Yorkshire. With a history spanning more than 150 years, the business supplies specialist carbon-based materials to global manufacturing industries, including refractory, metallurgical, and industrial applications. Operating across multiple UK and European sites, the organisation is recognised for its technical expertise, product innovation, and long-standing reputation for quality and reliability within its sector.

As part of continued investment in its finance function, the business is now seeking a Management Accountant to join the team and play a key role in supporting accurate costing, financial reporting, and operational decision-making across the group.

As Management Accountant, you will report directly to the Finance Director and take ownership of key elements within the management accounting and standard costing system. You will work closely with colleagues across production, purchasing, and sales to ensure accurate cost data, robust reporting, and meaningful financial insight to support decision-making.

This is a commercially focused role with strong emphasis on manufacturing variance analysis, overhead absorption, and continuous improvement of costing methodologies across multiple UK and European sites.

- Review and maintain overhead absorption within standard costing systems

- Investigate manufacturing variances and provide feedback to production teams

- Support continuous improvement of costing methodologies and reporting accuracy

- Produce, develop, and enhance financial reports to support board-level decision making

- Conduct monthly reviews of overhead spend, identifying efficiencies and cost-saving opportunities

- Maintain fixed asset accounting and reporting

- Reconcile financial reports to the general ledger

- Support finance operations across multiple UK and European sites

- Contribute to wider finance projects and process improvements

- Qualified accountant (ACCA / ACA / CIMA)

- Strong knowledge of UK GAAP

- Solid understanding of standard costing and overhead absorption systems

- Advanced Excel skills

- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability

- Confident communicator with the ability to work across multiple stakeholders

- Commercially aware with a proactive and flexible approach

- Experience within manufacturing or multi-site environments (desirable)

- Salary -45,000 - -50,000

- 6% employer pension contribution

- Discretionary bonus scheme

- Private health insurance

- Life insurance

- On-site canteen

- On-site parking

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Personal office

- Opportunity to join a well-established and growing manufacturing business

To apply for this position, please submit your CV via this website or contact the W Talent Finance team for a confidential discussion.