Accountant

Accountant

Location: Bembridge, Isle of WightSalary: Up to £60,000 depending on experience

We are seeking an Accountant to join a leading engineering and manufacturing organisation. This role will play a crucial part in financial control, cost management, and operational performance within a complex manufacturing environment. If you have strong cost accounting expertise and enjoy working closely with production teams, this is a brilliant opportunity to add real value.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, variance analysis, year-end reporting and support external audit activity, ensuring strong compliance with UK GAAP and internal controls.
• Maintain and improve standard costing models, analyse production variances, and oversee WIP and inventory valuation to ensure accuracy and insight for operational teams.
• Lead budgeting activity for manufacturing operations while producing rolling forecasts, cashflow projections, and financial insight for production planning.
• Partner closely with operations, engineering and supply chain teams to influence decision-making, support cost-reduction initiatives, and improve operational performance.
• Analyse programme profitability, pricing and BOM cost structures, providing clear financial guidance across multiple aircraft variants and long-term manufacturing projects.
• Drive improvements across financial processes and ERP utilisation, supporting system enhancements and promoting stronger data integrity and reporting capability.

Experience Required

• Fully qualified or part-qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
• Minimum 5 years' experience in cost accounting within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of standard costing, inventory management and project accounting.
• Confident working within ERP systems with advanced Excel skills.
• Excellent analytical ability and strong stakeholder engagement skills.

Qualifications

A recognised ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification (fully or almost fully qualified).