Management Accountant (Part-Time)

Location: Melksham (Office-Based)
Salary: £50,000 FTE (£30,000 Pro Rata)
Contract: Part-Time | 3 Days Per Week (or spread across 5 days)
Sector: Engineering & Manufacturing

The Company

Right Pear is partnering with a well-established manufacturing and engineering business based in Wiltshire. With a long-standing reputation for quality, a loyal customer base and a stable workforce, the business supplies specialist products into a range of technical industries and continues to enjoy steady growth.

As a close-knit SME, the business offers a hands-on environment where individuals can make a genuine impact and work closely with operational stakeholders across the organisation.

The Opportunity

This is a broad and varied Management Accountant role, ideal for someone who enjoys taking ownership and operating as the finance lead within a smaller business.

Reporting directly to the General Manager, you'll oversee the day-to-day finance function whilst providing meaningful financial insight to support commercial decision-making. The role combines transactional finance, management accounting, cashflow forecasting, financial control and business partnering, making it a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being involved in all aspects of finance.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of the finance function and financial records
• Preparation of monthly management accounts, including P&L and balance sheet reporting
• Month-end close, accruals, prepayments, journals and reconciliations
• Cashflow forecasting and liquidity management
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis
• Management of sales ledger, purchase ledger and banking activities
• VAT returns, payroll coordination and statutory compliance
• Stock accounting, reconciliations and inventory reporting
• Commercial analysis and KPI reporting
• Business partnering with operational and production teams
• Driving process improvements, controls and reporting enhancements
• Liaison with external accountants and key third-party providers

About You

We're keen to speak with candidates who can demonstrate:

• Previous experience as a Management Accountant within an SME environment
• Strong month-end and financial reporting experience
• Proven cashflow management and forecasting capability
• Experience preparing budgets and analysing financial performance
• Strong Excel skills
• A hands-on, proactive approach with the ability to operate independently
• Excellent communication skills and confidence partnering with non-finance stakeholders

Experience within manufacturing, engineering, stock-based environments or multi-currency businesses would be advantageous, as would AAT, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualifications.

Why Apply?

• Standalone finance role with real ownership
• Direct exposure to senior decision-makers
• Broad and commercially focused remit
• Stable and well-established business
• Flexible part-time arrangement
• Opportunity to influence processes and drive improvements

Job Title: Head of Finance

Location: Bristol (hybrid)

Industry: Consulting & Services

Salary: Up to £75,000

About The Company

We're supporting a growing and profitable SME services organisation headquartered in central Bristol with the appointment of a Head of Finance.

About the Role

This is a newly-created, number one Finance position reporting to the Managing Director and supporting the wider SLT.

This position is a fantastic coming-together of total financial management and genuine business partnering. The Head of Finance must be comfortable working cross-collaboratively with operational and commercial departments to ensure billing and project costs are captured accurately, and where needed, educating non-financial team members. Strong relationship building will be vital, proactively creating relationships through good communication and sound process management.

The Head of Finance position is responsible for the overall accounting operations, including the production of financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of accounting records, and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company's reported financial results, and ensure that reported results comply with accepted accounting principles.

This is a hybrid working position, 2 days on site in central Bristol. 

About The Candidate

We're looking for fully qualified candidates in CIMA, ACCA or ACA.

Those coming from professional services, business consulting or similar environments (WIP, utilisations etc) are strongly preferred.

You must be a clear communicator who can provide instruction in natural language without jargon that overwhelms your stakeholders. 

Benefits include:

• 27 days annual leave + bank holiday, plus Christmas shutdown
• Private medical insurance
• EV car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Training budgets and personal allowances
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

If you are interested in this opportunity, please APPLY or contact Giles Ellison at Right Pear for more information.

Finance Manager

£60,000 - £65,000 + Excellent Benefits
Hybrid Working | Bath

The Company

Right Pear is delighted to be partnering with a well-established organisation in the recruitment of a Finance Manager.

This is an opportunity to join a values-led business with a strong reputation in its sector and a collaborative, people-focused culture. The organisation has continued to grow and evolve, creating the need for a technically strong finance professional to take ownership of financial accounting, reporting, controls, and statutory compliance across the business.

The Role

Reporting into the Head of Finance, the Finance Manager will play a key role in maintaining the integrity of the organisation's financial records while ensuring accurate and timely reporting.

This is a hands-on position suited to a technically strong accountant who enjoys financial control, balance sheet ownership, statutory reporting, and process improvement. Alongside managing month-end and year-end activities, you'll provide oversight to transactional finance activities and support the ongoing development of finance processes and controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Ownership of the general ledger and month-end close process
• Preparation and review of journals including accruals, prepayments, depreciation and adjustments
• Production of monthly management accounts, variance analysis and KPI reporting
• Ownership of balance sheet reconciliations and control accounts
• Supporting the preparation of statutory accounts and annual audit processes
• Acting as a key contact for external auditors
• Oversight of accounts payable and junior finance team members
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting activities
• Ensuring compliance with VAT and relevant financial regulations
• Identifying and implementing process and control improvements
• Supporting finance system enhancements and upgrades
• Driving best practice across financial governance and reporting processes.

Candidate Profile

We're keen to speak with individuals who can demonstrate:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification (QBE considered)
• Strong financial accounting and month-end reporting experience
• Experience preparing for year-end audits and statutory accounts
• Excellent balance sheet reconciliation and financial controls expertise
• Previous experience supervising, mentoring or developing junior team members
• Advanced Excel and finance systems skills
• Strong stakeholder management and communication abilities
• A proactive approach to continuous improvement and process enhancement

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £60,000 - £65,000
• Hybrid working arrangement
• Bonus
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Excellent annual leave entitlement & additional volunteering/CSR day

Why Apply?

This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong accountant looking to step into a broad Finance Manager role where they can take ownership of financial reporting, controls and compliance while contributing to the continued development of a high-performing finance function.