Finance Analyst - Ingredients

Muller Dairy; Market Drayton; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company is seeking an Ingredients Finance Analyst to provide month-end support and assist with various financial reports. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and experience in an FMCG environment. The position offers a hybrid work model with 3 days on-site in Market Drayton and includes competitive benefits such as a generous bonus and health plans. Candidates should be part-qualified in CIMA/ACCA or be working towards this qualification.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous annual bonus

Life Assurance

Health Care Cash Plan

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave

Enhanced Bereavement Leave

Pension Employer Contribution Scheme

Exclusive access to discounts and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA or currently pursuing a qualification.
• Experience in fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) is preferred.
• Strong ability to build relationships and communicate effectively.

Responsibilities

• Provide month-end support including journal preparation and posting.
• Administer and reconcile raw material pricing adjustments weekly and monthly.
• Work collaboratively with the Operations team to understand actual costs.

Skills

Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA or working towards qualification

Experience in an FMCG environment

Good relationship-building and communication skills

Good Excel skills

Analytical problem-solver with attention to detail

Methodical but adaptable to business needs

Tenacious

Job description

Who we are

We're Mller UK & Ireland, a family‑run dairy business and experts at what we do. Dairy is a key part of a healthy and balanced diet and we're super proud to help meet the nutritional needs of millions of people, every, single, day. To do this, our business has been split into two areas: Mller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) and Mller Yogurt & Desserts (MYD). Join MMI and step into a culture that's fast‑paced and full of opportunity. With great benefits, exciting challenges, a dream team of people, this is your chance to make a real impact. Over here, we're processing enough milk to make 66 billion cups of tea every year. And we're so much more than just milk. This is the place to come for cream, butter, milk drinks and ingredients products (a lot, we know), all made from milk from over 1,000 supplying farmers in Britain.

Why Mller?

Milk flows through everything at Mller—from farm to factory to fridge. But the true impact comes from our people, in each and every corner of the business, working hard and as a team to put smiles on faces everywhere, making each day delicious for our shoppers. As the UK's most popular dairy brand, we're always striving to make a real difference for our planet, our partners and our people, making sure we're helping to create a more sustainable dairy future. We're growing to keep up with the millions of people reaching for our branded and private label products on shelves everywhere. Join a culture full of pace that's bold and entrepreneurial, with opportunities that are yours for the taking – and even enjoy every benefit and bonus to sweeten the deal.

Position

We're recruiting Ingredients Finance Analyst

Location: Market Drayton / Hybrid – 3 days on‑site per week.

Contract: Full‑Time, Permanent

Hours: Monday‑Friday (40 hours)

Are you ready to unleash your potential and build an exciting career with Britain's most chosen dairy brand? Mller UK & Ireland, part of the renowned Unternehmensgruppe Theo Mller, invites you to apply for our Ingredients Finance Analyst position.

Benefits for the role

• Competitive salary
• Generous annual bonus
• Life Assurance
• Health Care Cash Plan
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising with service)
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Family Leave
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave
• Pension Employer Contribution Scheme (matched up to 8%)
• Exclusive access to Mller Rewards, offering a variety of online and in‑store discounts and development opportunities

Key responsibilities

• Provide month‑end support on:
  • Journal preparation and posting
  • Stock reconciliations
  • SAP uploads and report running / costing runs
  • Production report reviews
  • Accruals/pre‑payments
  • Balance sheet reconciliations
  • Cost variance analysis and follow‑up reviews with other functional areas
  • Understanding material/production price variances
  • Foreign exchange variances
• Weekly and monthly raw material pricing adjustment administration and reconciliation
• Support the existing finance analyst on weekly reporting and month‑end activities
• Work with other Muller functions to ensure information inputted into Ingredients is provided, is accurate, and on‑time
• Support preparation of month‑end Functional Pack as required
• Work with Operations team to ensure they understand their actual costs
• Management reporting as requested by Financial Controller including:
  • Weekly Planning report
  • Sales Analysis
  • Inventory reporting
• Support the Financial Controller Ingredients and Management Accountant in delivering all financial reports accurately and on‑time

Key skills & experience

• Part‑qualified CIMA/ACCA or working towards qualification
• Experience in an FMCG environment is beneficial
• Good relationship‑building and communication skills
• Good Excel skills
• Analytical problem‑solver with attention to detail
• Methodical but adaptable to business needs
• Tenacious

The Process

If you have the skills and experience outlined above and would like to be considered for this role, please apply at the following contact details.

F.A.O. UK Recruitment, Mller UK & Ireland, Shrewsbury Road, Market Drayton, Shropshire, TF9 3SQ

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