Assistant Financial Accountant

Samworth Brothers; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant to join their Finance Shared Services team. This role focuses on financial control, compliance, and improvement across various business categories. Ideal candidates will be AAT qualified or working towards this, with experience in a finance team and strong Excel skills. Embrace an inclusive culture while contributing to a collaborative environment at a reputable family-owned business.

Benefits

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Private Health Scheme

Employee Discount Scheme

Annual Pay Reviews

Profit Related Pay

Training and Growth Opportunities

Qualifications

• AAT qualification or working towards it.
• Prior experience in a finance team.
• Familiarity with ERP systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely and accurate month-end close.
• Prepare VAT returns and manage reconciliations.
• Participate in process improvements and ad hoc projects.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Team Player

Proactive Attitude

Solid Excel Skills

Education

AAT Qualification

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
• Hybrid working based in Callington, Cornwall

The Opportunity

Join our Finance Shared Services team at Samworth Brothers, where quality, innovation, and people are at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant to support the Financial Accounting & Tax team, focusing on control, compliance, and continuous improvement across a range of business categories. As part of our General Ledger team, you'll support ledger control processes, VAT returns, intercompany forecasting, and fixed asset management for a group of our businesses. You'll also get involved in wider financial compliance and improvement projects. This is a great opportunity for someone who is AAT qualified or working towards it, and who is looking to further develop their career within a forward-thinking finance function.

• Ensure timely and accurate month-end close across AP, AR, fixed assets, and general ledger.
• Prepare VAT returns and GRNI reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset registers and manage depreciation, disposals, and annual verifications.
• Reconcile and forecast group intercompany positions.
• Support balance sheet reconciliations and various financial compliance tasks.
• Participate in ad hoc projects and process improvements.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• AAT qualified or actively working towards the qualification (apprenticeship routes available).
• Prior experience in a finance team.
• Solid Excel skills and familiarity with ERP systems (desirable).
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive attitude.
• A team player who thrives in a collaborative, change-friendly environment.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK's best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.