As the Management Accountant you will be responsible for cost accounting, financial control, and reporting activities for Emerson’s UK Gas Analysis manufacturing and assembly location in Cumbernauld. You will help ensure accurate financial records, monitor overhead expenditures, strengthen balance sheet controls, and provide clear analysis that supports decision‑making across the site. This opportunity offers development in manufacturing finance, cost accounting, and operational reporting within a collaborative global organization. We look forward to seeing your application!
In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:
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Assist with accurate financial reporting in line with accounting standards and Emerson policies.
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Review prepayments, accruals, and reconciliations to ensure completeness and accuracy.
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Support month end activities, including journals, control files, and balance sheet reviews.
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Monitor and analyze site overhead costs and provide insight into cost movements, risks, and opportunities.
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Support monthly variance analysis for premises, utilities, general overheads, and other indirect costs.
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Work with cost center managers by preparing reports and supporting monthly reviews.
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Maintain engineering and development cost tracking, including project allocations and grant related activities.
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Support forecasting processes through data gathering, phasing, and preparation of CGS (Cost of Goods Sold)/SGA (Selling, General and Administrative expenses) inputs.
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Assist in submitting monthly finance schedules and site KPIs to enhance cost awareness.
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Contribute to continuous improvement of financial processes, controls, and reporting tools.
Who You Are:
You encourage others to learn and adopt new technologies. You serve as a strategic partner to build, grow, and maintain profitable and long-lasting relationships with key accounts. You adapt quickly to changing conditions. You quickly and decisively take actions in fact-changing, unpredictable situations. You identify and monitor key financial indicators to gauge performance, identify trends, and suggest strategies that can impact results.
For This Role, You Will Need:
- Foundational experience in finance or accounting, with an interest in manufacturing environments.
- Ability to analyze data, interpret variances, and communicate findings clearly.
- Strong Excel proficiency and comfort working with financial systems.
- An organized, detailed focused approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Strong interpersonal skills for engaging with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
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Commitment to continuous learning and growing your technical and operational finance knowledge.
Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart:
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Experience supporting cost accounting, variance analysis, budgeting, or forecasting.
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Knowledge of manufacturing cost structures.
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Familiarity with ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) tools or consolidated reporting systems such as Oracle or HFM (Hyperion Financial Management).
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A proactive interest in process improvement and strengthening financial controls.
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Actively studying or pursuing a recognized accounting qualification (such as CIMA - Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, or ICAS - Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland), though equivalent experience is also welcomed.
Our Culture & Commitment to You
At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.
Make this great opportunity yours!
WHY EMERSON
Our Commitment to Our People
At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.
We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.
At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.
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ABOUT EMERSON
Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.
With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.
We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!
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Skills Required
- Foundational experience in finance or accounting
- Ability to analyze data and interpret variances
- Strong Excel proficiency
- Organized and detailed focused approach
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Commitment to continuous learning
Emerson Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Emerson and has not been reviewed or approved by Emerson.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs have been strengthened with a 401(k) plus company-supported contributions such as profit sharing and a recent cash-balance transition for certain participants. These features are positioned as differentiators among large industrial peers.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An employee stock purchase plan introduced in 2026 enables discounted share purchases via payroll deductions. This adds an accessible ownership element to the total rewards mix.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — The package includes PTO, holidays, sick leave, and parental leave within a broad benefits suite. Coverage breadth aligns with large-employer norms across locations, though specifics vary.
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What We Do
At Emerson, we’re passionate about what we do. By fusing decades of technology and engineering expertise, Emerson continues to solve some of the world’s most complex challenges with innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential markets. We recruit the greatest talent and apply the best technologies to benefit our customers worldwide. Automation Solutions is a leader in helping process and discrete manufacturers automate and optimize production processes through our best-in-class technologies and industry expertise. Commercial & Residential Solutions develops technologies and services that improve human comfort, safeguard food, protect the environment, enable sustainable food waste disposal, and support efficient construction and maintenance of buildings and municipal infrastructure. Emerson has a wide range of industry knowledge, manufacturing expertise, and technological innovation around the world. Join our next generation of leaders today.
