Are you part qualified or newly qualified and looking for the next step in your career? Do you have experience working in a manufacturing environment and understand cost accounting? I am currently recruiting for a Management Accountant to work for a large manufacturing business based in Bristol. You will be second in command in finance on site and reporting to the site accountant, working in a team of 5. This is an urgent requirement and the organisation are looking to interview ASAP As Management Accountant you will be responsible for: Overall responsibility for determining and keeping up to date the cost of all site activity, including raw materials, packaging and ingredients, labour, distribution, etc Responsible for maintaining an up to date set of product and activity standards for the site To use this set of standards in maintaining a live 'value tree' model for use across site Present performance analysis of actual results v standard to the site senior management team on a regular basis Investigate and effectively communicate reasons for under/over performance against standard Support the monthly financial forecast process by providing forecasted cost reports Working with the Continuous Improvement team to provide project support, including costing out and valuing proposed project benefits and post project reviews. As Management Accountant you will have: Experience of cost accounting in a manufacturing environment ACA, CIMA or ACCA qualified is preferable, however part qualified will be considered if the candidate has suitable experience Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages, in particular an excellent knowledge of Excel, including vlookups, index matching, data sorting, pivot tables Experience of working cross functionally and in communicating complex financial data in a variety of ways Excellent analytical skills Ability to communicate at all levels within the business If you are keen on finding out more about this role please get in touch at or 07772863418 By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data. This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/84799718