Management Accountant
| Posting date: | 01 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Market Rate |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 May 2026 |
| Location: | Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 5PG |
| Company: | Scott Timber Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1901 |
Summary
Job Advert
Job Title: Management Accountant
Reporting To: Financial Controller
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday
Salary: £ Market Rate
Location: BSW Timber Solutions, Stoke
Your Role
We are looking for a proactive and analytical Management Accountant to support the financial performance of our Merchant business
stream within BSW Timber Solutions Ltd. This role is responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting month-end
processes, and ensuring key finance reports are produced on time. Working closely with operational teams, you will play an
important part in driving financial accuracy, improving systems, and supporting business performance.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Assist in preparing monthly business unit financial reports, providing meaningful analysis and commentary on performance
variances.
* Support overhead and cost analysis, including headcount reconciliation and overtime reporting.
* Maintain weekly profit forecasts and produce key operational reports such as sales, stock, and daily performance reporting.
* Support month-end close activities, including accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
* Support stock costing processes, ensuring standard costs, machine costing, and overhead recoveries are accurate.
* Assist with customer rebate accounting, ensuring liabilities and accruals are recorded correctly.
* Support working capital activities, maintain stock integrity, and assist with inventory controls.
* Help support finance process improvements and the day-to-day use of SAP.
* Assist with budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting, and additional financial analysis as required.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* CIMA part-qualified (or equivalent).
* 1-2 years experience in an accounts or finance environment.
* Understanding of management accounting, financial reporting, and costing processes.
* Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems.
* Strong analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
* Good communication skills with the ability to work effectively across departments.
* Proactive, adaptable, and able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
* A collaborative team player with a practical, hands-on approach.
Desirable:
* Experience in a manufacturing or product-based environment is desirable.
* Experience with product and machine costings.
Who we are:
BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from
tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.
We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through
Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets
a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the
country.
BSW operates as a collection of experts – an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the
business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.
With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands
of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.
What you will receive in return:
* Career development in a family run business
* Open to discussions on supporting a formal qualification
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* My Pay Rewards – discounts on vouchers
* Refer a friend scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
Think you have what it takes? If so, we want to hear from you.
Job Title: Management Accountant
Reporting To: Financial Controller
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours, Monday - Friday
Salary: £ Market Rate
Location: BSW Timber Solutions, Stoke
Your Role
We are looking for a proactive and analytical Management Accountant to support the financial performance of our Merchant business
stream within BSW Timber Solutions Ltd. This role is responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting month-end
processes, and ensuring key finance reports are produced on time. Working closely with operational teams, you will play an
important part in driving financial accuracy, improving systems, and supporting business performance.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Assist in preparing monthly business unit financial reports, providing meaningful analysis and commentary on performance
variances.
* Support overhead and cost analysis, including headcount reconciliation and overtime reporting.
* Maintain weekly profit forecasts and produce key operational reports such as sales, stock, and daily performance reporting.
* Support month-end close activities, including accruals, prepayments, reconciliations, and variance analysis.
* Support stock costing processes, ensuring standard costs, machine costing, and overhead recoveries are accurate.
* Assist with customer rebate accounting, ensuring liabilities and accruals are recorded correctly.
* Support working capital activities, maintain stock integrity, and assist with inventory controls.
* Help support finance process improvements and the day-to-day use of SAP.
* Assist with budgeting, forecasting, statutory reporting, and additional financial analysis as required.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
* CIMA part-qualified (or equivalent).
* 1-2 years experience in an accounts or finance environment.
* Understanding of management accounting, financial reporting, and costing processes.
* Experience using SAP or similar ERP systems.
* Strong analytical skills with strong attention to detail.
* Good communication skills with the ability to work effectively across departments.
* Proactive, adaptable, and able to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
* A collaborative team player with a practical, hands-on approach.
Desirable:
* Experience in a manufacturing or product-based environment is desirable.
* Experience with product and machine costings.
Who we are:
BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from
tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.
We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through
Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets
a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the
country.
BSW operates as a collection of experts – an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the
business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.
With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands
of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.
What you will receive in return:
* Career development in a family run business
* Open to discussions on supporting a formal qualification
* Contributory Pension Scheme
* My Pay Rewards – discounts on vouchers
* Refer a friend scheme
* Cycle to work scheme
Think you have what it takes? If so, we want to hear from you.