Financial Accountant

Greencore; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a vibrant and fast-paced leading food manufacturer as a Financial Accountant. In this role, you will produce essential financial statements, manage internal controls, and lead a team to ensure compliance with accounting standards. This innovative firm is dedicated to supporting your career growth with on-the-job training and development opportunities. You will play a crucial role in maintaining financial integrity while contributing to the success of a company that values its employees and celebrates diversity. If you are ready to make a difference and grow with a forward-thinking organization, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Qualified or finalist in ACA, ACCA, or CIMA; QBE accepted.
• Strong finance system management and internal control experience.

Responsibilities

• Produce monthly financial statements and manage internal controls.
• Lead and develop the Assistant Accountant and ensure compliance.

Skills

Finance system management

Internal control

Team leadership

Knowledge of accounting standards

Communication skills

Basic knowledge of corporation tax and VAT

Education

Qualified or finalist (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)

QBE (Qualified by Experience)

Job description

Why Greencore?

We're a vibrant, fast-paced leading food manufacturer. Employing around 13,600 colleagues across 16 manufacturing units and 17 distribution depots across the UK. We supply all the UK's food retailers with everything from Sandwiches, soups and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles and ready meals, and in FY23, we generated revenues of 1.9bn.

Our vast direct-to-store (DTS) distribution network, comprising of 17 depots nationwide, enables us to make over 10,400 daily deliveries of our own chilled and frozen produce and that of third parties.

What you'll be doing:

We are looking to recruit a Financial Accountant to produce monthly primary financial statements such as profit and loss, balance sheet, cash flow, and related board report sections in line with accounting standards, manage the financial internal control environment and prepare budgets and forecast for the primary financial statements and fixed costs.

1. Reconcile the trial balance and post journals where necessary to ensure the month end reports are in line with accounting standard.
2. Produce primary financial statements, using the agreed template, to submit to Group within agreed timeframe.
3. Prepare the month end commentary for the balance sheet, cash flow and fixed costs for inclusion in the relevant reporting.
4. Produce balance sheet, cash flow and fixed cost forecasts for inclusion in the site submission.
5. Monitor the established internal financial control environment to ensure that current standards are maintained.
6. Produce fixed cost overhead analysis and supporting commentary to provide insight on key trends and propose corrective actions.
7. Monitor capital spend against budget and forecast to ensure spend is within agreed limits and exceptions are escalated.
8. Maintain the Fixed Assets register ensuring all items are clearly identified, allocated to relevant projects and reconciled to the trial balance.
9. Manage, lead and develop the Assistant Accountant to ensure business processes are followed.

What we're looking for:

1. Qualified or finalist (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or QBE.
2. Finance system management and internal control.
3. Leading a team / managing people.
4. Knowledge of accounting standards.
5. Basic knowledge of corporation tax and VAT.
6. Great communication skills with all stakeholders.

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

What you'll get in return:

1. Competitive salary and job-related benefits.
2. Holidays.
3. Pension up to 8% matched.
4. Company share save scheme.
5. Greencore Qualifications.
6. Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform.
7. Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform.

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.