Assistant Management Accountant

Warburtons; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit share

Extra annual leave

Pension scheme 7%

Life assurance

Employee discounts

Development opportunities

Fully stocked kitchens

Job summary

Warburtons is seeking a finance professional to join the Bakery 41 site in Wakefield. You will manage site finances, conduct variance analysis and balance sheet reporting, and support budgeting, forecasting, and capital expenditure. You will deputise for the Finance Manager and collaborate across bakeries and depots.

The role involves line management of a small team, developing through accounting qualifications, and driving financial process improvements with strong stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of management accounting and financial reporting.
• Experience translating financial performance to non-financial colleagues.
• Capability to lead site finance activities and deputise for Finance Manager.

Responsibilities

• Manage site finances at Bakery 41, Wakefield.
• Perform variance analysis and balance sheet reporting.
• Support capital expenditure, forecasting and budgeting.

Skills

Management accounting

Variance analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

Data interpretation

Stakeholder communication

Education

AAT/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

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Location: Bakery 41, Wakefield

Are you currently working in finance, part-qualified and looking for a step up into a new challenge?

The Recipe

Working alongside the Finance Manager, you will have good knowledge and understanding of management accounting. By translating financial performance to non-financial colleagues within Manufacturing and Distribution, you will provide actionable insight to support decisions and keep performance on track.

The Role

You will act as the finance expert at our Bakery 41 site in Wakefield, taking responsibility for managing site finances, including variance analysis and balance sheet reporting. You will also support the Finance Manager with capital expenditure, forecasting, and budgeting activities, and deputise for the Finance Manager in their absence.

As part of the wider operations finance team, you will collaborate with colleagues across a network of bakeries and depots, contribute to national projects, and provide cover and support for peers when required.

You will champion continuous improvement, both personally through progression towards your financial qualification and professionally by driving efficiencies in financial processes. A key element of the role involves using your strong communication skills to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the business.

This role also includes line management responsibilities for a small, dedicated team of two. You will play an important role in guiding and supporting team members, ensuring strong collaboration, development, and performance.

Desire to develop professionally, ideally studying or looking to study AAT, CIMAor equivalent

A passion for data with the ability to interpret results, clearly communicating and ensuring understanding of both finance and non-finance colleagues

Experience supporting budgets, cost controland variance analysis

Able to deputise for site leadership while acting as a trusted, hands-on adviser - confidently engaging across all levels, communicating financial insights clearly to non-finance colleagues, and contributing proactively to day-to-day site operations.

Variance analysis experience

Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least you will want to know what your breads worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.