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Accountant, global manufacturing

Current roleAccountant – Global Manufacturing
Availability8 Weeks
Salary expectation£45,000 – £50,000 per annum (Negotiable depending on package and progression route)

Executive summary

Commercially driven, Exam-Qualified Management Accountant with end-to-end finance experience across several sectors.

Demonstrates a strong track record in preparing multi-entity management accounts, opening balance sheet finalisation, high-value stock control, and process automation.

Combines operational financial control with executive-level strategic development.

Key qualifications

  • CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants): Exam-Qualified (Jan 2025, PER pending for ACMA designation)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): Diploma in Entrepreneurial Development Programme (Jan 2025)
  • University of Ulster: BSc (Hons) Business Management – 2:1 (2015 – 2018)
  • Diploma in Professional Practice: Distinction (2018)

Technical expertise

  • Financial & Management Accounting: Multi-entity management accounts preparation, trial balance reconciliations, accruals/prepayments, intercompany recharges, and fixed asset registers.
  • Inventory & Asset Control: Complex inventory balance sheet finalisation, high-value physical stock counts, and multi-facility asset verifications.
  • Audit & Systems: Internal audit ISO compliance, financial year-end audit preparation, Sage-to-CRM daily reconciliations, DocuSign purchase order workflows, and Agile User Acceptance Testing (UAT).

Leadership and people

  • Finance Partnering: Acts as primary financial partner to cross-functional departments, including logistics, warehousing, and third-party storage providers.
  • Management & Training: Stepped into Financial Manager duties during leadership transitions, trained incoming senior replacements, and provided financial onboarding/process training to non-finance staff.
  • Team Operations: Experienced team lead across operational finance departments and cross-functional agile project teams.

Commercial and business

  • Process Automation: Streamlines financial workflows using Power Automate to significantly reduce manual data input and operational risk.
  • Commercial Analysis: Delivers monthly trend analysis on stock movements, broker budget vs. actual variance analysis, and cash flow/pricing reporting for senior executive decision-making.
  • Contract & Compliance Management: Oversees procurement functions in line with internal policies, external funder requirements, and Terms of Business Agreements (TOBAs).

Strategic value add

  • High-growth financial mechanics modeling, including Discounted Cash Flows (DCF), cash runway modeling, and lifetime value/acquisition metrics gained through executive business development training.
  • Dual capability: combines the strategic vision to optimise operational models with the hands-on financial discipline required for month-end governance and audit integrity.

Consultant recommendation

A highly adaptable, commercially minded Management Accountant ready to make an immediate impact.

Candidate offers a rare mix of multi-entity accounting experience, advanced automation skills, and specialist inventory capability across diverse industries.

Ideal for organisations seeking a proactive finance professional capable of bridging operational detail with strategic growth. Highly recommended for interview.

Capabilities

  • Management accounts
  • Stock control
  • Process automation
  • Multi-entity reporting

Relevant sectors

  • Manufacturing
  • Finance

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