Management Accountant

Management Accountant (Interim)Rate: Competitive Day RateSector: Manufacturing / High-Growth BusinessRobert Half is delighted to be partnering with a rapidly growing business in the Greater Edinburgh area to recruit an Interim Management Accountant for an initial 3-month contract. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic organisation during an exciting period of growth and transformation, with the potential for the assignment to be extended.Reporting into senior finance leadership, you will play a key role in delivering accurate and insightful financial information to support decision-making across the business. This is a hands-on position requiring strong management accounting expertise, excellent analytical skills and the ability to translate financial data into meaningful commercial insights.Key responsibilities will include:Preparation of monthly management accountsVariance analysis, forecasting and budgetingInterrogating large volumes of financial and operational dataProducing meaningful analysis and presenting the story behind the numbersSupporting month-end and year-end processesBusiness partnering with operational and senior management teamsIdentifying opportunities to improve reporting, processes and controlsSupporting ongoing systems and finance improvement initiativesThe successful candidate will have:Proven management accounting experienceStrong analytical and problem-solving capabilitiesExcellent Excel and systems skillsExperience working with ERP systems and reporting toolsAbility to translate complex data into clear commercial insightsStrong stakeholder management and communication skillsPrevious manufacturing experience would be highly advantageousImmediate availability or the ability to start at short notice