Accounts Assistant

Cranswick Country Foods Plc.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK food company is seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. The role involves inputting data, coding invoices, and assisting in report preparation. Ideal candidates will have office experience, flexibility, and good Excel skills. The position offers a salary of £26,000 – £28,000 and various employee benefits, with closing date for applications set for 14 December 2025.

Benefits

3% employer contributions to pension

Access to employee wellbeing hub

Discounted local gym membership

Death in service insurance

Qualifications

• Experience within an office/administrative role is required; finance experience is beneficial.
• Flexible working approach - prepared to learn all areas of the department.
• Good Excel skills - ability to comfortably navigate and enter data into spreadsheets.

Responsibilities

• Input pig movements and sales data into Excel spreadsheets.
• Weekly feed invoice coding and posting.
• Assist with completion of weekly and monthly reports.

Skills

Office/administrative experience

Ability to work to tight deadlines

Flexible working approach

Motivated individual

Good Excel skills

Job description

About Us

Wayland Farms is part of the hugely successful Cranswick PLC, with pig farms across Norfolk and Suffolk. We are seeking a detail‑oriented and flexible Accounts Assistant to join our small finance team, reporting to the Management Accountant. Working in a small team of three, this is a key role within the business to ensure all office administration and data recording is completed in a timely and effective manner.

Hours

Monday to Friday, 08:30 – 17:00 (flexible to consider slightly reduced hours for the right candidate).

Job responsibilities

• Input pig movements and sales data into excel spreadsheets to facilitate the completion of the weekly accounts.
• Weekly feed invoice coding and posting, including the collation and filing of relevant backing documentation.
• Coding and posting of other purchase invoices and preparation of weekly supplier payments.
• Completion of other tasks for the wider office as required.
• Assist with the completion of weekly and monthly reports as required by the Management Accountant.
• Provide holiday cover for Management Accountant and Farms Administrator.
• Liaise with farms and external businesses via telephone, as well as answer incoming office calls.

What you will need

• Experience within an office/administrative role is required; finance experience is beneficial.
• The ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Flexible working approach – prepared to learn all areas of the department and be flexible in what is required each week to maintain the effective functioning of the office.
• To be a motivated individual who will work seamlessly with office colleagues and the wider farm management team.
• To use your initiative and deal with issues as and when they arrive.
• Good Excel skills – knowledge of formulas is not required but the ability to comfortably navigate and enter data into large spreadsheets.

Pay and benefits

• Salary – £26,000 – £28,000 FTE (dependent on experience).
• Prison – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions.
• Access to our Feed your Wellbeing hub, with retail discounts and a range of other perks.
• Share of the profits with our discounted share scheme.
• Discounted local gym membership.
• Death in service insurance.

Closing Date: 14 December 2025 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward).