Assistant Commercial Accountant

Vacancy Name
Assistant Commercial Accountant

Employment Type
Permanent

Country
United Kingdom

Location
Liverpool

Business Area
Finance

Workplace Type
Hybrid

About Princes
The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Role Description

To support the business in providing a comprehensive financial support service to commercial and operational management in order to maximise short and long term profitability for the business.

As a key member of the Finance team, you will be required to liaise with various levels of personnel to ensure that the commercial information that is produced is done so on a sound basis, and in accordance with the requirement to make sound business decisions accordingly.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Production of costing tender information, including NPD-type costings, to commercial management teams.
2. Periodical updating of standard costs via SAP and related support processes.
3. Assisting the Finance Manager Procurement with the production of budget information for product costs.
4. Assisting the Finance Manager with the production of monthly PPV forecasts.
5. Working with commercial teams to assist with costings and provision for other information for the completion of major tenders, updating of joint business plans etc.
6. Review of PPV forecast to actual with the objective of improving forecast accuracy.
7. Ensure posting for procurement related accruals are completed in a timely manner for all sectors.
8. Development work, particularly Excel-related, in other areas to assist in the provision of timely information.
9. Ad hoc investigations and analysis.

1. To be studying for ACMA / ACCA qualification.
2. Excel proficiency, and in particular, pivot tables and look-ups.
3. SAP experience - costing and capex.
4. MS Office.
5. The ability to work to tight deadlines.
6. To be able to demonstrate a commercial approach to costings and ad hoc work.

1. 25 days annual leave plus your birthday off
2. 14.5% pension - 5% employee opt in / 9.5% employer
3. Hybrid & flexible working - 4 days in office / 1 day WFH
4. Flexible holiday option - buy 5 additional days
5. Enhanced family friendly & carers policies
6. Critical illness cover
7. Learning & development opportunities
8. Potential corporate incentive scheme