Management Accountant

About the role

Our client, a growing manufacturing business in County Westmeath, is creating a Management Accountant position to strengthen financial reporting and commercial decision‑making. The role will focus on job costing, profitability analysis and supporting senior leadership with accurate financial insights.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts, including profit & loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements.
• Develop and maintain job costing processes to monitor actual costs and project profitability.
• Analyse variances between quoted and actual performance, highlighting margin improvement opportunities.
• Produce regular profitability, cost‑control and management reports for senior leaders.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and scenario analysis for business planning.
• Strengthen financial controls, cost allocation and reporting accuracy.
• Collaborate with operational and commercial teams to ensure pricing reflects true project costs and target margins.

Required profile

• Part‑qualified or fully qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA).
• Experience in manufacturing, construction, engineering or other project‑based environments.
• Strong background in management accounting, job costing and project accounting.
• Commercially minded with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills.

Required skills

• Advanced Excel.