Fixed Asset Controller

Branston Ltd; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4.5 day week

23 days leave

Enhanced pension

Life & critical illness

Onsite parking

Discounts platform

Long service awards

Employee assistance

Electric car scheme

Refer a friend

Job summary

Branston Ltd is seeking a Fixed Asset Controller to own asset and CAPEX processes, ensuring strong financial controls and accurate reporting across sites in Lincoln and beyond.

You will partner with operations to drive efficiency, maintain asset registers, and deliver regular management reporting while supporting governance and audits. A professional finance qualification in progress is expected, with prior financial accounting experience.

Qualifications

• Strong numerical and communication skills.
• Proficient in Excel and MS Office.
• Fast-paced environment; ability to prioritise workload.
• Starting or progressing through a professional financial qualification.
• Previous experience as a financial accountant.

Responsibilities

• Manage fixed asset and capital expenditure processes with robust controls.
• Monitor budgets and variances, highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Maintain the fixed asset register (additions, transfers, depreciation, disposals).
• Collaborate with operational teams to ensure financial policies and purchasing processes are followed.
• Prepare regular reporting and analysis on capex and fixed assets for management.
• Support governance, compliance and audit requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and efficiency across the business.
• Provide support for wider finance activities as required.

Skills

Numerical skills

Communication skills

Excel

Time management

Self-motivation

Education

Professional financial qualification in progress

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• 4.5 working week, finishing at 12:30pm on a Friday
• 23 days annual leave excluding bank holidays
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Life Assurance & critical illness cover
• Onsite Parking
• Discounts platform
• Long service celebrations
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Electric salary sacrifice car scheme
• Refer a friend scheme

The company

From our sites in Lincoln, Scotland and the Southwest, we supply some of the largest retail, wholesale and food manufacturing customers in the UK.

Our expertise goes much further than just supply and demand. We offer our customers real innovation, whether developing new potato varieties, packaging solutions or cutting-edge processes. And it’s not just fresh potatoes. We're also continually developing our great range of innovative, ready-to-cook prepared vegetables.

At Branston we thrive to be the best, through our values and invest in our people. This is a fast-paced environment and looking for someone who is adaptable in their approach.

The Role

As Fixed Asset Controller, you will take ownership of the fixed asset and capital expenditure processes, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting, budget management and effective governance, while partnering with operational teams to drive efficiency and continuous improvement across the business.

What will you be doing?

• Manage the fixed asset and capital expenditure processes, ensuring accurate records and appropriate financial controls.
• Monitor capital expenditure and budgets, highlighting key variances, risks and opportunities.
• Maintain the fixed asset register, including asset additions, transfers, depreciation and disposals.
• Work closely with operational teams to ensure financial policies and purchasing processes are followed.
• Prepare regular reporting and analysis on capital expenditure and fixed assets for management.
• Support financial governance, compliance and audit requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, controls and efficiency across the business.
• Provide support and cover for wider finance activities as required.

What we want from you?

• Strong numerical and communication skills
• Proficient in all Microsoft suites including Excel
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced setting, with self motivation and ability to prioritise workload according
• Starting or progressing through a professional financial qualification
• Relevant experience is a previous financial accountant role

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.