Management Accountant - Manufacturing

Sherborne, Dorset Up to £55,000 Day Shift 1 Day Hybrid Working

We are working in partnership with a leading manufacturer based in Sherborne, Dorset, to recruit a Management Accountant with strong manufacturing and cost accounting experience.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established, forward-thinking organisation where you will play a key role in driving financial accuracy and supporting operational performance. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £55,000, a day shift pattern, and 1 day per week hybrid working.

As Management Accountant, you will support the manufacturing function through detailed cost control, reporting, and financial analysis. You will act as a key link between finance and production, ensuring accurate product costing and meaningful performance insights.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting manufacturing-specific processes including product cost planning, standard cost estimates, and WIP calculations

• Monitoring and managing production orders and volumes to ensure financial accuracy

• Calculating and maintaining product standard costs

• Performing detailed cost accounting, including activity allocation, overhead calculation, variance settlement, and periodic reporting

• Calculating and updating work activity rates for cost allocation

• Analysing production costs, identifying variances, and delivering clear, actionable reports

• Ensuring correct classification of CAPEX and OPEX in production-related transactions

• Managing Bills of Materials (BOM) and routing control to validate accurate cost calculations

• Supporting SAP month-end and year-end close processes

• Analysing cost trends and profitability, tracking actual vs budget and forecast, highlighting deviations, and supporting management reporting

• Degree in Finance or Accounting, or professionally qualified/part-qualified (CIMA, ACCA, AAT)

• Minimum 2 years' experience in manufacturing cost accounting, product costing, and production order tracking

• Strong financial and variance analysis skills

• SAP experience desirable (full training provided)

• Confident working cross-functionally with production and operations teams

• Detail-oriented with strong analytical capability

• Salary up to £55,000

• Day shift working

• 1 day per week hybrid working

• Stable and growing manufacturing environment

• Opportunity to influence operational performance and cost efficiency

If you're a commercially minded Management Accountant with manufacturing experience and looking to make a tangible impact within a leading production business, we'd love to hear from you.