SUMITOMO ELECTRIC U.K. POWER CABLES LTD. Careers

Position Title: Management Accountant 
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Reports to: Finance Manager 

Role Purpose

We are seeking an ambitious and experienced Management Accountant to join our Finance team in Glasgow within a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role will provide accurate and timely financial insight across management accounts, manufacturing costs, margins, working capital, and business performance, while working closely with operational and commercial teams to improve efficiency, cost control, and profitability.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious commercially minded accountant to gain broad, hands-on experience within a growing company. With the business continuing to expand, there is significant scope to develop your skills, take on greater responsibility and progress your career while making a meaningful contribution to the company’s continued success.

Key Responsibilities 

• Prepare accurate and timely monthly management accounts and financial reports for designated business divisions. 
• Prepare and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring financial information is complete, accurate and supported by appropriate documentation. 
• Handling of tax matters such as preparation and submit quarterly VAT returns, corporation tax and others.  
• Review and reconcile intercompany transactions and balances.  
• Contribute to the preparation of year-end schedules, audit information and statutory reporting support.
• Prepare and maintain cash flow forecasts ensuring visibility of expected cash requirements and liquidity.
• Monitor performance against budget, provide regular forecasts and variance analysis.
• Prepare and post payroll journals across projects and overhead cost centres.
• Work with production, operations, procurement, sales and supply teams to provide financial insight.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and monthly depreciation.
• Manage monthly accruals, prepayments, lease and associated journals.
• Managing multi-currency reporting, FX exposure and intercompany recharges.
• Collating data for grant claims and liaising with grant authority.
• Liaising with external auditors, tax advisers on audit, tax, transfer pricing, and other matters.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting, and internal controls. 
• Any ad hoc tasks to support the Head of Finance and Finance Manager. Provide general finance support to the Finance team.

Preferred Knowledge / Skills / Experience

• Part qualified or newly qualified accountant (ACCA/ICAS/CIMA) with 3-5 years management accounting experience. Experience with budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and month-end reporting.
• Experience using ERP systems such as SAP, Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle or similar.
• Experience working in a Japanese company desirable.
• Experience with inventory accounting and manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to work effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Must have right to work in UK.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive salary.
• Attractive employer contribution pension scheme.
• Study support offered.
• An exciting opportunity to join a growing organisation and play a key role in supporting its continued success and growth.