Job Description

Hutcheon Mearns are supporting a leading, globally respected organisation in North Fife as they seek to appoint a Senior Management Accountant to join their high-performing Finance Business Partnering team. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified Accountant who thrives on collaboration, enjoys producing financial information to support strategic decision-making, and is passionate about driving continuous improvement within a complex and dynamic environment.


This is a new role created to add capacity to the team to continue to provide high levels of finance business partnering support. You'll be working with a best-in-class finance team in a market-leading organisation, gaining exposure to strategic and high-impact systems transformation projects.

The Job Opportunity

As Senior Management Accountant, you'll lead a small team within the Finance Business Partnering function, working closely with senior leaders across multiple business areas. Acting as a trusted advisor, you'll provide insightful financial analysis, shape budget and forecasting processes, and help your stakeholders make data-driven decisions. This role is pivotal in connecting finance to operations - turning financial information into meaningful insight, challenging assumptions, and supporting planning for growth and sustainability.


Key Responsibilities:


Build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across operational and professional services team Deliver high-quality financial insight, reporting and analysis to support strategic and operational decision making Lead the annual budget and forecasting process for your business areas, ensuring robust financial plans are developed and maintained Partner with non-finance stakeholders to improve financial understanding, performance and accountability Month-end income and expenditure reporting and variance analysis Preparation of capital appraisals in relation to projects in the capital plan Manage and mentor a Finance Assistant Input into external statutory reporting as required

The Candidate

We're looking for a confident communicator with a strong business partnering mindset - someone who can translate the numbers into narrative and build trusted, productive relationships.


You will be/have:


A qualified Accountant with relevant post-qualification experience A proven track record of delivering finance business partnering within a sizeable, complex organisation (your role may not have been called "Business Partner" - Management Accountant, Analysts and Accounts Seniors often have these skills!) Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel capability Pro-active, problem solving approach and ability to influence non-finance stakeholders Experience with ERP systems (Oracle Cloud highly desirable)

On Offer?

Salary up to 53,000 with structured pay progression Hybrid working (minimum 2 days per week in office) Generous benefits package, including 34 days annual leave + 5 public holidays, excellent pension and relocation support Access to a wide range of wellbeing, professional development and lifestyle benefits The chance to work within a purpose-driven, internationally recognised organisation that values innovation, collaboration and excellence

Next steps?

If you're a qualified Accountant who enjoys partnering with stakeholders to drive performance and deliver strategic value, this could be a great opportunity for you! To learn more about the opportunity please contact Lynsey Campbell or Emma Clitherow, a full information pack is available. Or please apply directly with your full CV.

Up to 53,000 + 39 days holiday + excellent pension + hybrid working

Fife

Wednesday 15 October 2025

Permanent

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