Management Accountant in Cleckheaton - Headstar

Management Accountant - Cleckheaton (fully office-based) - Up to £50,000

This is a hands-on Management Accountant role supporting a business that runs longer-term contracts and project work. The finance team needs someone who's comfortable with WIP, project costing and keeping the numbers honest month to month.

What you'll be doing

• Producing monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, commentary and variance analysis)
• Working closely with ops/project teams on contract performance and project margins
• Managing WIP, including accurate valuations, accruals, deferrals and revenue/cost recognition in line with internal policy
• Maintaining project costing, tracking costs-to-complete and highlighting risks/overspends early
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting, with a focus on contract/project pipelines
• Improving MI around contracts (profitability, cash, billing, work done vs billed)
• Assisting with year-end audit queries and schedules as needed

What success looks like

• Month-end is clean, on time, and understood by the wider business
• WIP is robust and well supported (no nasty surprises at quarter-end)
• Project/contract reporting is clear, practical and action-focused
• Stakeholders trust the numbers and use them

What we're looking for

• Proven Management Accountant experience in a contract/project environment (construction, engineering, manufacturing, services or similar)
• Strong working knowledge of WIP and long-term contract accounting
• Confident with project costing, margin analysis and revenue/cost recognition
• Good Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups; Power BI a bonus)
• Comfortable being in the office full-time in Cleckheaton
• Part-qualified / qualified (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) helpful, but experience matters most

What you get

• Salary: Up to £50,000
• Fully office-based role in Cleckheaton
• Varied role with genuine ownership across contracts/projects
• A straightforward, practical finance team (no fluff)

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