Management Accountant

BAKKAVOR GROUP PLC; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Management Accountant to support finance operations at Bakkavor Meals in West London. This dynamic role involves preparing financial reports, conducting product cost analysis, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates should possess strong communication skills, be comfortable with data analysis, and have some experience with finance ERP systems. The role offers significant development potential and a variety of company benefits, including private medical insurance and an annual bonus scheme.

Benefits

Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)

Private medical insurance

Annual Bonus Scheme

25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays

Stakeholder Pension Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is desired but not essential.
• Strong communication skills are required.
• Confident working with data and building analysis is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Preparing reports for review and presenting in meetings.
• Conducting product costings analysis and providing business partnering.
• Supporting operational functions with financial insights.

Skills

Communication skills

Data analysis

Finance ERP systems

Education

CIMA/ACCA (or other recognized bodies) part qualified or QBE

Job description

We're ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The fast-paced, high-pressure environment of our 24/7 operation keeps us agile and offers a wide range of career opportunities to explore. We encourage everyone to push their limits, work hard, and demonstrate resilience. And it's thrilling. Because by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, we'll continue to diversify, grow as individuals, and succeed together. We're proud to offer you a career with significant potential for development. We recognize your hard work and ambition, offering plenty of support and opportunities as a talented Management Accountant. We empower you to drive your own success and build a career you can truly be proud of.

What we do.

This particular role is at our Bakkavor Meals site in Park Royal - West London. Split across 3 factories and 1 distribution centre. The factories make chilled ready meals, houmous dips, deli products & savoury accompaniments and employs over 2,000 people.

About the role.

In this busy and exciting role, you will provide a high-quality service to support to internal stakeholders as the lead point of contact for one of the factories. This is not your typical management accountant role, you'll be hands on working closely with operations providing support from a finance perspective. Including responsibility to report, drive and challenge Factory Performance reporting.

Role Accountabilities.

• Preparing reports for review, circulate reports and present in meetings
• Product costings analysis
• Business partnering - building strong relationships with other functions
• Applying the commercial and operational controls and escalating breaches to management
• Preparing, reviewing and presenting costing analysis of our current and future product range- supporting commercial and development functions
• Providing analysis on Capex opportunities at sites
• Direct report responsibility
• Be site finance lead on minor project implementations
• Limited month end involvement

About you

• Experience in a similar role (desired but not essential)
• Previous experience in working with Finance ERP systems
• Desirable - CIMA/ACCA (or other recognised bodies) part qualified or QBE
• Strong communication skills
• Confident working with data & building analysis
• Able to work to pace and deadlines.
• Able to work independently and drive actions.

What you'll receive.

• Life Assurance (2.5 x salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays as standard (may vary by role)
• Staff Shop
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme
• Discount & cashback platform
• Personal Accident Insurance
• Free health check
• Employee Assistance Programme
• A range of voluntary benefits (holiday purchase scheme, additional life assurance, dental & hospital cash plans)
• Salary sacrifice car lease scheme
• Free independent mortgage advice
• Discounted tutoring for children
• Access to financial learning tools and affordable loans via your salary

As an equal opportunity employer, we're committed to providing a safe and rewarding environment for you to thrive in. This is why we work hard to deliver benefits, rewards and wellbeing offerings that are important to you.

We're proud to be the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry. We're proud to supply meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury's and Waitrose. We're driven by the hard work and passion of our people and are delighted to offer a wide range of careers across our business - come and join our dedicated Bakkavor team!