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Management Accountant - ManufacturingLocation: West Bromwich, Birmingham (onsite)Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum + benefitsJob Type: Full-time, PermanentAn established and growing manufacturing business is seeking a hands-on, commercially minded Management Accountant to join its team. This is a critical role supporting operational performance through high-quality financial reporting, robust costing insight, and close collaboration with engineering and production teams.This position suits someone who thrives in a fast-paced SME environment, enjoys getting under the skin of manufacturing processes, and can translate operational activity into accurate financial performance.The RoleAs Management Accountant, you will play a key part in strengthening financial control and driving operational efficiency. You’ll work closely with engineering, production, and commercial colleagues to ensure costs, margins, and WIP are accurately understood and actively managed.Key responsibilities include:Management Accounting & ReportingProduce accurate monthly management accounts with insightful variance analysis.Build and maintain financial dashboards, KPIs, and performance reporting.Support annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and financial planning.Costing, Engineering Support & Operational FinanceLead product costing activities, working with engineering to understand labour, materials, routings, and machine costs.Monitor manufacturing variances, scrap, labour utilisation, and overhead recovery.Provide real-time costing insight to support pricing, margin optimisation, and commercial decisions.Work with engineers and production managers to challenge assumptions and improve cost accuracy.WIP