Current Opportunities
Key Responsibilities:
Management Accountant
We are seeking a commercially minded Management Accountant to join Hutchinson, with a strong emphasis on cost accounting and operational performance. The role will play a key part in delivering high-quality management information, cost analysis, and insight to support decision-making across manufacturing and operational teams.
The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing accurate management accounts, analysing cost and margin performance, driving cost control initiatives, and supporting budgeting, forecasting, and business planning in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Job Title: Management Accountant
Location: Hutchinson
Reporting To: Financial Director
Key Responsibilities:
Management & Financial Reporting
- Prepare monthly management accounts within tight reporting deadlines, including insightful variance analysis and commentary
- Assist with the day-to-day running of the finance function, working closely with the Finance Director to deliver timely and accurate financial information
- Complete weekly, periodic, and monthly reporting, ensuring accurate balance sheet reconciliations
- Assist in the preparation of year-end management accounts for audit review
Cost Accounting & Analysis
- Analyse and report on costs and margins by product, customer, sales region, and production area
- Lead detailed cost reviews covering labour, overheads and inventory to maintain and enhance standard costing accuracy
- Work closely with Operations to improve processes around inventory valuation and reporting, identifying opportunities to strengthen margins and operational efficiency
- Collaborate with our Business Intelligence team to enhance financial reporting through our Power BI and Automate platform
- Implement and strengthen systems and controls to support management and the reduction of production and operational costs
- Deliver consolidated cost reporting and clear cost-focused analysis to senior management
Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Management
- Prepare and support annual budgets and rolling forecasts
- Monitor and report on KPIs, investigating and explaining significant variances
- Review and evaluate financial information systems, recommending improvements where appropriate
- Communicate financial information clearly to non‑financial managers, supporting better decision‑making across teams
- Collaborate effectively with operational, production, and commercial colleagues to support performance improvement
Person Specification
Essential Requirements:
- Fully Qualified Accountant
- Ideally, 3 years post-qualification experience as a Management Accountant
- Experience within a manufacturing or fast-paced operational environment
- Strong cost accounting and management accounting background
- Advanced Excel skills and strong IT capability, including experience using an ERP system
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain financial data to non-finance stakeholders
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Self-starter who thrives in a growing and changing environment
Desirable:
- Experience within a large manufacturing organisation
- Exposure to project work, systems improvement, or process optimisation
Apply now
To apply, email your CV to hr@hutchinson-engineering.co.uk, complete the form below or call 028 2954 0302