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Manufacturing Accountant

  • Location: Sheffield
  • Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Pension, Generous Holidays + Free Parking
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 2 years ago

  • Sector: Finance, Part Qualified Finance
  • Contact: Part Qualified
  • Contact Email: cv@sharpconsultancy.com
  • Expiry Date: 21 August 2021
  • Job Ref: JCU36879_1626958222
Sharp Consultancy are delighted to be working with an outstanding manufacturing business in Sheffield who have experienced consistent year on year growth, in sourcing a driven and ambitious Manufacturing Accountant to support the wider finance team and senior management team.

The business pride themselves on their close working relationships, both internally and externally, and its outstanding reputation within the industry - their company culture is engaging, supportive and reflects the fact that they love what they do!
They have a strong presence in the marketplace, and are looking to recruit an ambitious individual, working closely with the Finance & Operation team's in preparing the month end accounts and taking on further responsibility within the business.

The role consists of the below areas of responsibility, with additional opportunities related to projects.

Role Specification:
*Preparing the monthly management accounts, posting of month end journals and balance sheet reconciliations
*Collaborating with the manufacturing and sales team to provide knowledge and analysis on manufacturing costs, bill of materials and product pricing
*Producing timely and accurate weekly management information
*Implementing weekly production reports
*Ensuring robust processes are in place
*Reconciliation of company bank accounts
*The management of standard costs
*The implementation of Labour Capture
*The implementation of production variance reporting
*Being proficient in inventory/stock accounting

Person Specification:

*Have experience of working in a manufacturing environment with knowledge of costing, variances reporting and inventory/stock accounting.
*You will possess strong IT skills including Excel and ERP systems (including pivot tables, Vlookup).
*Have great analytical skills with good attention to detail
*Demonstrative experience of being a team player and a focused individual who is willing to roll up their sleeves
*Be able to work collaboratively with all stakeholders across the business
*Be an excellent communicator who can maintain positive and collaborative relationships
*Have a strong focus on relationship building, teamwork and problem solving

For further information or a private and confidential conversation either for this specific opportunity or your personal job search please do not hesitate to contact Jack Curtis on 0114 261 1700 or 07496 364678.


Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within seven days please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 25 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function, from finance administrators through to senior Finance Director appointments. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy jobs or accountancy recruitment; finance jobs or finance recruitment.