Management Accountant

Fairfield Farm Crisps; Colchester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food production company in Colchester is seeking a skilled Management Accountant to join their team. The successful candidate will support financial control and operational performance while driving efficiency and profitability. Responsibilities include preparing management accounts, collaborating with various teams, and enhancing financial processes. Ideal candidates will be part-qualified or qualified accountants with experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments, looking for a full-time role with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Company pension scheme

Onsite free parking

Employee discounts and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing or FMCG setting.
• Strong Excel and ERP skills.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis.
• Work closely with teams to maintain costings for products.
• Monitor yields, wastage, and reconcile stock and inventories.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow planning.

Skills

Financial data analysis

Excel proficiency

ERP systems experience

Budgeting

Forecasting

Attention to detail

Education

Part-qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

Tools

OrderWise

KeyPrime

Sage Payroll

Job description

Management Accountant Fairfields Farm Produce Limited are looking for a Management Accountant to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis at our site just north of Colchester, Essex.

Why Fairfields Farm Produce Limited

We are a family-owned, independent farm, and since 2006 we ve been growing our own potatoes and crafting them into award-winning, hand-cooked crisps right here on site. As we work towards becoming the UK s first carbon‑neutral crisp producer, we re seeking talented individuals who share our passion for quality, sustainability, and innovation. We re expanding rapidly both in our crisp business and through new product innovation and are looking for a Management Accountant to play a key role in supporting financial control, operational performance, and to aid strategic decision‑making across the business.

Fantastic company benefits include

• Salary: Competitive depending on qualifications and experience.
• Holiday: 5 weeks annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• Pension: Company pension scheme.
• Free Parking: We provide onsite free parking.
• Employee extras such as: Employee discounted products, supportive working environment, development opportunities, and involvement in an exciting, expanding food brand.

About the role

As a Management Accountant, you will support financial control, operational performance, and strategic planning across the business. Reporting to the Financial Director and working closely with Operations and Commercial teams, you will produce timely management accounts, undertake cost analysis across manufacturing and agricultural operations, comparisons to budget, and provide insight to help drive efficiency and profitability. You will also support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and continuous improvement within the finance function. Working hours for this role will be 8am 5pm, Monday Friday.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts with variance analysis, commentary, performance to budget, forecasting, and support year-end audit and statutory reporting.
• Work closely with Commercial and Operational teams to prepare and maintain costings for crisps, potatoes, and new product lines, while analysing customer, product, and SKU-level profitability.
• Partner with production and supply chain teams to monitor yields, wastage, labour efficiency, and reconcile stock, and raw material inventories.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, cash flow planning, and undertake capital investment appraisals including ROI analysis.
• Drive improvements in financial systems, management reporting, and overall financial processes across the business.

About you

As a Management Accountant, you will be proactive, commercially minded, and skilled at turning financial data into clear, valuable insight. You ll thrive in a fast-paced environment that blends agriculture with food manufacturing, working confidently across teams to support and challenge operational stakeholders. You should be a part‑qualified or qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with experience in a manufacturing or FMCG setting, strong Excel and ERP skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to meet tight deadlines. Experience with standard costing, variance analysis, agricultural operations, or systems such as OrderWise, KeyPrime, and Sage Payroll is highly advantageous.

If you have the relevant skills and experience for this Management Accountant role and would like to be considered, please apply by submitting an up‑to‑date CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

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