Finance Assistant

Hilton Foods UK; Huntingdon; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food sector is seeking a Finance Assistant to support financial operations. This role involves maintaining finance systems and providing essential support to the operational team while identifying opportunities for improvements. The position is based in Huntingdon with hybrid working options, offering competitive benefits and a strong focus on employee development.

Benefits

25+8 bank holiday allowance

Life assurance of minimum two times salary

Opportunities for development and internal promotion

Cycle to work scheme

Variety of discounts at well-known retailers and gyms

Free car parking on site

Subsidised canteen

Aviva DigiCare+ (Online GP)

Qualifications

• Accountancy qualification with experience in services entities.
• Experience with accounting systems.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of financial issues.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in producing monthly management accounts.
• Bookkeeping and management of financial policy.
• Preparing the annual budget and monitoring of costs.

Skills

Strong business acumen

Proficiency in Excel

Education

Accountancy qualification

Tools

SAP4 HANA

Concur

Job description

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Role title: Finance Assistant
Salary: Competitive
Location: Huntingdon, hybrid (2 days in the office)
Type: 9 months FTC

About the role:
Due to growth we are now looking for a Finance Assistant for the oversight of the finance provision for Cellular Agriculture Ltd. Based 1 or 2 days in our Huntingdon site this role will involve maintaining all finance systems, providing support to the operational team and identifying areas of improvement that support business development.

As a Finance Assistant some of the responsibilities will be:
- Assisting in Producing monthly managements accounts for review, accurately and consistently on time.
- Production of monthly expenditure updates from Hilton Foods on Shared Services Agreement spend.
- Bookkeeping, ensuring all accounting records are accurately maintained and accounts are regularly reconciled.
- Management of financial policy and procedure.
- Raising of purchase orders, invoicing and credit notes.
- Management of banking activity, including paying of invoices, payroll and expenses ensuring efficient and timely processing of transactions.
- Assist with the preparation of the annual budget and forecast processes, and ongoing monitoring of costs.
- Provide ad hoc and regular analysis to assist in understanding business performance.
- Assisting in preparation of Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
- Supporting of CAPEX and procurement process approval.
- Supporting audit processes.
- Other general financial administrative duties.

To succeed as a Finance Assistant, we ask that you have the following experience/expertise:
- Accountancy qualification with experience working in services entities.
- Strong business acumen and understanding of financial issues.
- Experience with accounting systems, experience with SAP4 HANA will be a plus, expense systems as Concur and proficiency in excel

About us:
We are a company that takes pride in their people as it is our people who are at the centre of everything that we do, if you want to find out more please follow the link below.
Hilton Food Group - Home (hiltonfoodgroupplc.com)

What you get in return:
25+8 bank holiday allowance
Life assurance of minimum two times yearly salary
Opportunities for development and internal promotion
Cycle to work scheme
Share Save scheme
Variety of discounts at well-known retails and gyms
Free car parking on site
Subsidised canteen
Aviva DigiCare+ (Online GP)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Accounting

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