Management Accountant

Compleat Food Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Volunteer days

Wellbeing groups

Training opportunities

Charity initiatives

Grocery Aid

Gym discounts

Holiday discounts

Job summary

The Compleat Food Group is seeking a commercially minded Management Accountant to join our Nottingham site. You will work closely with operational leaders to analyse financial performance, challenge variances, and drive improvements that support business objectives.

The role requires strong Excel and ERP skills and a proactive approach. Key duties include interrogating site financial performance, producing monthly reports, budgeting and forecasting, balancing sheet reconciliations, and

Qualifications

• Advanced Excel and ERP skills required.
• Strong analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive and well-organised with ability to meet deadlines.
• FMCG/manufacturing experience is essential.

Responsibilities

• Interrogate site financial performance to inform decision making.
• Monitor and report key KPIs daily and weekly.
• Ensure accurate financial reporting within agreed timescales.
• Prepare and monitor monthly reports and resolve queries promptly.
• Drive cost reduction through manufacturing improvements.
• Calculate accruals and prepayments; perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Forecast and budget site performance annually.
• Forecast capital spend and benefits; track project spend.

Skills

Advanced Excel

ERP skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Deadline driven

FMCG experience

Job description

Join our Finance Team at The Compleat Food Group!

We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Management Accountant to join our team in Nottingham!

We're looking for a commercially minded Management Accountant to join our team and play a key role in driving financial performance across our site. Working closely with operational leaders, you'll provide insightful analysis, challenge performance, and support continuous improvement initiatives that help deliver business objectives.

Who We Are:

At The Compleat Food Group, we're on a mission to create great-tasting food that not only brings joy to your taste buds but also extends love to our planet. We fondly refer to it as 'Food to Feel Good' because we believe in savouring every bite whilst making a positive impact.

Our team of c6,500 remarkable individuals forms the core of all that we undertake. Their genuine passion drives the creation of delectable products for UK consumers, prominent retailers, and our thrilling market-leading brands such as Wall's Pastry, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed.

Working Hours:

The working hours are Monday to Thursday 08:30am – 5pm, and 8.30pm – 4:30pm on Fridays.

Your Duties Will Include:

• Interrogation of site financial performance to assist decision making.
• Monitoring and reporting on key daily and weekly performance indicators (KPIs)
• Ensuring financial reporting is completely accurately and within agreed timescales
• Preparation and monitoring of monthly reports, ensuring queries are resolved in a timely and effective manner
• Assisting the OpEx team in driving cost reduction projects through manufacturing improvement projects
• Calculating and posting all accruals and prepayments.
• Completion of monthly balance sheet reconciliation for review and approval by the Finance Manager.
• Monthly forecasting of site performance.
• Annual budgeting of site performance.
• Accurately forecast capital spend and benefits, ensuring alignment to approved capital proposal and escalating any delays / pull forwards
• Tracking capital project spend and benefits, ensuring this aligns to the approved capital proposal.
• Financial data gathering for the post investment appraisals for all capital projects.
• Assisting with annual group R&D tax reclaim.

Knowledge, Experience and Skills:

• Advanced excel and ERP skills
• Strong analytical skills with excellent attention to detail
• Great communicator and comfortable with liaising with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive, organised and able to flexibly in order to meet deadlines and have the drive to deliver results
• FMCG or manufacturing experience is essential
• 33 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
• Employee well-being and community support groups
• Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
• Charity Initiatives and Team events
• 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
• Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
• Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
• Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount

The Compleat Food Group fosters an inclusive, respectful culture where everyone feels safe, supported, and valued. We welcome diverse talent, knowing it drives exceptional results and a better workplace.

We are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect, we ensure all colleagues can thrive by bringing their whole selves to work. As an equal opportunity's employer, we provide all the support you need to succeed.

Contact us with any questions about Diversity & Inclusion or accessibility during the application process.

Recruitment Agencies:

We have a small, active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions. We only accept CV submissions for roles released to you directly by our Talent Acquisition team.

What You Should Know About How We Recruit

At The Compleat Food Group, we believe great teams are built on difference. We create an inclusive, respectful environment where everyone feels safe, supported, and are able to be themselves at work.

We're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect. If you need a reasonable adjustment at any stage of our recruitment process, just let us know, we'll support you — confidentially and with care.

We hire the best people for our roles, not the same people. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, we focus on what you do and the impact you could make in our business. Our recruitment process is fair, accessible, and designed to give everyone an equal chance.

You'll also find benefits that support people at every life stage, plus active internal networks — including Women @ Compleat, LGBTQIA+, and Neurodiversity

Hours

Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 5pm and Friday: 8am - 4pm

26-11-2026

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