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Are you a Management Accountant based in West Yorkshire—or considering your next move?This week, I examined Management A...
04/09/2026

Are you a Management Accountant based in West Yorkshire—or considering your next move?

This week, I examined Management Accountant salary levels across the region.

The figures showed average salaries ranging from approximately £38,000 to £44,000, with some current opportunities reaching £55,000–£60,000 where the position includes greater commercial, group or leadership responsibility.

However, salary is only part of the decision.

I am interested in speaking with Management Accountants who would consider a move for the right combination of:

• Career progression

• Commercial responsibility

• Hybrid or flexible working

• A stronger salary and benefits package

• Exposure to FP&A or business partnering

• Better systems and transformation experience

• A more supportive finance leadership team

I am particularly keen to connect with candidates who have experience in:

• Management accounts and month-end reporting

• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis

• Commercial finance and business partnering

• Manufacturing, costing or stock accounting

• Power BI, ERP systems or process improvement

• Group reporting and consolidation

You do not need to be actively applying for jobs.

If you would value a confidential conversation about your experience, current market position and the types of employers that could suit you, please contact me.

Kelly Siva

Eleanor Banks Recruitment

Which West Yorkshire areas offer the highest Management Accountant salaries?Leeds may have the greatest volume of financ...
03/09/2026

Which West Yorkshire areas offer the highest Management Accountant salaries?

Leeds may have the greatest volume of finance opportunities—but it does not currently have the highest average salary.

Recent salary data drawn from advertised Management Accountant roles shows:

Keighley — £43,813

Ossett — £43,612

Wetherby — £42,359

Wakefield — £42,343

Leeds — £42,269

Bradford — £41,023

Huddersfield — £38,257

At first glance, Keighley and Ossett appear to be outperforming Leeds.

However, salary figures need context.

Leeds has a much larger and more varied finance market. Its average includes roles across different levels, while smaller locations may have fewer vacancies and a greater concentration of experienced or specialist appointments.

Leeds also currently offers some of the highest individual salary opportunities.

Recent advertisements have included:

• Group Management Accountant — £45,000 to £55,000

• Commercial and Management Accountant — up to £55,000

• Management Accountant — £60,000

The real conclusion is not simply that one West Yorkshire town pays more than another.

Location matters—but so do:

• Industry and company size

• Qualified or part-qualified status

• Commercial responsibility

• Group reporting experience

• Costing and manufacturing knowledge

• Systems, data and Power BI capability

• Leadership responsibilities

• Hybrid and office-working expectations

For candidates, a broader geographical search could uncover opportunities that might otherwise be missed.

For employers, competing only with businesses in the same town may no longer be enough. Hybrid working means your salary is increasingly compared with employers across the whole West Yorkshire market.

Eleanor Banks Recruitment is continuing to analyse finance hiring activity across Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield, Kirklees and Calderdale.

Have you noticed meaningful salary differences between West Yorkshire locations?

"Busy isn't the same as productive."
15/04/2026

"Busy isn't the same as productive."

No replies. No interviews. Just silence for 90 days.If your CV isn’t getting responses, use these prompts 👇Spot what’s w...
07/04/2026

No replies. No interviews.

Just silence for 90 days.

If your CV isn’t getting responses, use these prompts 👇

Spot what’s wrong
“Act as a recruiter. Review my CV and tell me why it’s not getting interviews. Be brutally honest.”

Rewrite for impact
“Rewrite my CV to focus on achievements, measurable results, and business impact instead of responsibilities.”

Make it ATS-friendly
“Optimise my CV for Applicant Tracking Systems for [job title]. Include relevant keywords without keyword stuffing.”

Strengthen bullet points
“Turn these responsibilities into strong achievement-based bullet points with metrics where possible.”

Improve personal profile
“Write a compelling 4–5 line personal summary that positions me as a strong candidate for [target role].”

Tailor for a specific job
“Match my CV to this job description and highlight gaps or improvements needed to increase my chances.”

Make it sound senior / commercial
“Rewrite my CV to sound more senior, commercially aware, and results-driven.”

Truth:
Your experience isn’t usually the problem.
How it’s presented is.
Use these properly and your CV will feel completely different.

7 years ago, I lost my dad.He had an electrical engineering degree and a Master’s degree.But what always stood out to me...
30/03/2026

7 years ago, I lost my dad.

He had an electrical engineering degree and a Master’s degree.

But what always stood out to me wasn’t just his knowledge —
it was what he did next.

At 50 years old, he went back to university to study for a maths degree.

Not because he needed to.

But to show me and my brothers one thing:

“If I can do it at 50, you can do it at your age.”

At the time… I didn’t appreciate it.

I fought it.
I was the creative one — surrounded by mathematicians and scientists — convinced I’d never need maths in my life.

He was also my GCSE and A-Level maths tutor…
which, as you can imagine, came with a few battles.

But he had a gift.

He took students predicted E grades…
and helped them achieve As.

And he took real pride in seeing them succeed.

In his final days, something happened that I’ll never forget.

The doctor who treated him…
was once his student.

Someone he had taught years before —
who came back, full circle, to care for him.

That’s when it really hit me…

the impact you have on people doesn’t end when you think it does.

Fast forward to today.

I’m now sitting at the table with my son, preparing him for his GCSE maths mocks.

And I hear myself saying the same things my dad used to say to me.

The same methods.
The same patience.
The same “this will matter later.”

My son said to me recently:
“I’ll just hire a tutor when I have kids.”

And in that moment, I smiled…

Because I realised —

I’m now sat in my dad’s seat.

And I can almost hear him laughing.

What’s even more ironic…

I built my career thinking I’d escaped maths completely.

Sales. People. Conversations.

Or so I thought.

Today, I specialise in finance recruitment.

And it made me realise something:

You don’t always choose your path. Sometimes it follows you.

The lessons you resist the most…
often become the ones that shape you.

My dad didn’t just teach me maths.

He taught me discipline.
Problem-solving.
And how to stick with something until it makes sense.

And that shows up every day —
in how I work, how I think, and how I help people move forward in their careers.

Legacy isn’t what you leave behind.

It’s what carries forward through others.

And it turns out…

I was listening more than I thought.

Even the illustration is hand drawn — because some things are worth doing yourself

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