Management Accountant

  • Bayman Atkinson Smythe
  • Ramsbottom, Lancashire
  • May 09, 2026
Full time Accounting

Job Description

Management Accountant / Finance Business Partner Bury Full-time to £50K + Study (DOE)

Looking for more than just a month-end role? We re working with a highly successful and growing business that s evolving its finance function and this role is a standout opportunity for someone who wants to step into a true Finance Business Partnering position while still retaining a solid grounding in management accounts.

The Opportunity

This is a newly created role, combining core management accounting with a strong and growing focus on analysis and business partnering.

Where You ll Add Value:

  • Partner with operational teams and improve visibility across key cost areas
  • Help define and track meaningful KPIs across the business
  • Provide insight, challenge and commercial support to managers
  • Identify inefficiencies and sniff out issues through data and analysis
  • Support an upcoming ERP transformation project

Core Responsibilities:

  • Monthly management accounts, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
  • Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
  • Financial modelling and ad hoc analysis
  • Supporting audit and maintaining financial accuracy
  • Continuous process and system improvements

About You

  • Part-qualified (actively studying) OR fully qualified (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
  • Experience in management accounts with a desire to move further into analysis / FBP
  • Naturally inquisitive, logical and numerate someone who questions and challenges
  • Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data
  • Comfortable engaging with stakeholders and influencing decisions

Why This Role?

  • Genuine opportunity to step into Finance Business Partnering
  • High-impact role with lots of exposure across the business
  • Backed by a strong, supportive CFO

Package & Benefits

  • £40,000 £50,000 (depending on experience)
  • Study support available
  • 25 days holiday
  • Pension scheme
  • Office-based

Interested?

  • If you re looking for a role where you can move beyond reporting and genuinely influence a business, this is a fantastic next step.
  • The business has only recently begun its finance business partnering journey, so there s a real opportunity to add value, shape processes, and influence decision-making.

Apply now or get in touch for a confidential chat.