Management Accountant (Qualified) Competitive salary BBF Limited Blackburn, Lancashire Full-time, Permanent We are currently recruiting a Management Accountant to join our finance team in Blackburn. Who are we looking for? We are looking for a fully qualified Management Accountant who has previous manufacturing experience to join our team. There is an extremely attractive salary in place for this role and it would be a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to accelerate their career with an ambitious, market-leading manufacturing business. This is a key role in the business and will be responsible for providing management accounts, reporting and insightful financial analysis for our Blackburn & Shadsworth sites. The role of a Management Accountant at BBF Reporting of and supporting the reduction of Operational Costs with emphasis on manufacturing variances. Prepare monthly COGS forecasts, providing analysis of operational variances to assess company performance against targets. Review budgets regularly to look for cost and cash reduction opportunities. Provide Operations/Supply Chain with inventory insight to minimise stock levels and slow-moving/obsolete inventory. Support Operations/Engineering in the production of accurate Capital Expenditure proposals. Continuously review existing business practices to identify and implement changes which deliver greater cost efficiency and accuracy. Identify, challenge and proactively satisfy internal customer requirements to build a service which enhances effective delivery of site performance. Manages data to create meaningful financial reports, identifying trends that provide awareness of potential business improvements. Prepare key financial information to drive insight supporting the management team in advance of weekly/monthly meetings/board reports. Extraction and analysis of data to support in the production of weekly management accounts. Motivate and support more junior team members in delivering their objectives. Support in the timely completion of month-end/year-end accounts. Ensure that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported. Report to the Group Operational Financial Controller with timely and accurate financial information. Who are BBF Limited? BBF Limited are one of the UK's leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market. Our team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cake, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do. With recent investment and acquisitions taking us to nearly 1,500 direct employees, this is an exciting time to join BBF Limited We are continually looking to grow, but we can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business. That is where you come into it On top of making some really tasty cakes and desserts, we do a lot of fun stuff too Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you'll be coming to work smiling. What do you get in return? Financial Pension Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit Access to the company Benefits Hub Access to 'Company Shop' - a discounted re-distributor of surplus food and household products Health & Wellbeing 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Employee Assistance Programme Access to meditation and well-being app Hybrid & flexible working Personal & Professional Development Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team Online training platform with access to 100 training courses A few other bits Free on-site parking Free refreshments Recruitment Agencies We operate a recruitment PSL when we require assistance, and we aren't adding to this at present. Any agency assistance will be instructed accordingly; therefore, any CVs sent to any BBF Limited employee will be treated as a gift and won't be liable for a fee. Please don't speculatively contact us in relation to this vacancy or any other vacancy.