Management Accountant

AB Agri; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension match up to 10% (contributory)

Up to 10% bonus

Buy up to 5 days holiday per year

Discounts on ABF products

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Free lunch every day

Staff shop discounts

Job summary

Associated British Foods Business Technology Services (ABF BTS) is seeking a Management Accountant in Peterborough (Hybrid) to join the Finance team. Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you will deliver accurate management accounting, financial reporting and performance analysis across Group Services.

You will partner with senior stakeholders, help manage budgets and forecasts, control costs and recharges, and provide financial insight to support business performance and continuous

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with CIMA/ACCA/ACA credentials and active membership.
• Strong experience in management accounting, financial reporting and internal controls.
• Proven ability to partner with stakeholders and influence decisions.
• Experience in large, complex or multinational organisations.
• Excellent Excel skills for financial analysis and large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Produce and review monthly management accounts with variance analysis and recommendations.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to provide financial reporting and cost insights.
• Support budgeting and quarterly forecasting to manage costs and value for money.
• Own Group Services cashflow budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Handle month-end activities including reporting packs, payroll journals and reconciliations.
• Maintain financial controls including fixed asset register and COA governance.
• Support Microsoft Licensing and Azure financial reporting and related cost reporting.
• Ensure appropriate cost recharges are allocated and recovered across the business.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial reporting

Financial controls

Business partnering

Stakeholder engagement

Excel (advanced)

Multinational experience

Attention to detail

Education

Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)

Professional accountant membership

Tools

Excel

Job description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title: Management Accountant

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid)

Are you a qualified Management Accountant who enjoys turning financial data into meaningful business insight? Do you thrive on partnering with stakeholders, analysing performance, and helping drive informed decision-making within a complex, fast-paced organisation?

At ABF Group Services, we’re looking for a talented Management Accountant to join our Finance team. Reporting to the Senior Finance Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering accurate management accounting, financial reporting and analysis across Group Services. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, helping to manage budgets, forecasts, costs and recharges while providing valuable financial insight that supports business performance and continuous improvement.

What you'll be doing

• Producing and reviewing monthly management accounts, delivering meaningful variance analysis, commentary and recommendations on key cost drivers and risks.
• Business partnering with senior stakeholders to provide financial reporting, insights and challenge around costs and recharges within their areas.
• Supporting the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting processes, ensuring costs are effectively managed and deliver value for money.
• Owning the Group Services cashflow budgeting and forecasting process.
• Managing key month-end activities including reporting packs, payroll journals, balance sheet reconciliations and headcount reporting.
• Maintaining financial controls, including ownership of the fixed asset register, chart of accounts and capital expenditure processes.
• Supporting Microsoft Licensing and Azure financial reporting, helping enhance reporting for technology-related services and consumption-based costs.
• Ensuring appropriate recharges are implemented across the business so costs are accurately allocated and recovered.

What you’ll bring

• Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA or ACA).
• Strong management accounting, financial reporting and financial controls experience.
• Excellent Excel skills, including financial analysis, reconciliations and working with large datasets.
• Previous business partnering experience, with the confidence to challenge and influence stakeholders.
• Experience working within a large, complex or multinational organisation.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• High attention to detail with a commitment to accuracy and quality.
• Well organised, proactive and able to manage competing priorities and deadlines

Location

Hybrid, a mix of office and homeworking. This role will be based at our Peterborough offices on the Lynchwood Business Park. The office has recently been renovated and along with a modern work environment has great public transport links, free onsite parking, free drink facilities, free lunch option each day and a great team culture.

About The Company

Associated British Foods Business Technology Services continues reviewing our benefits to ensure our staff feel rewarded...

Associated British Foods is a global giant when it comes to the world of food processing and retail. Our ingredients division is the world's second-largest producer of both sugar and baker's yeast and our grocery brands occupy leading positions across the globe meaning that, in the UK, nine out of ten households use our brands.

Associated British Foods Business Technology Services (BTS) was first established in 2008 to deliver a centralised IT infrastructure and service to our fellow ABF businesses. We have now grown and operate in over 185 locations spread across 23 countries supported by a fantastic team of nearly 200. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do and we’re looking for people who are eager to join us in supporting and delivering this vision.

We want you to be a part of our future and to support you, so below are a handful of some of our benefits that are offered to our employees.

• AB Foods BTS match up to 10% pension (contributory)
• Up to 10% Bonus
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 days holiday per calendar year
• Discounts on ABF products such as Twinings, Silverspoon, Pataks and Ryvita
• 24/7 free and confidential access to an Employee Assistance Programme to support you as and when necessary
• Free lunch option available every day
• Access to a staff shop with discounted ABF brand products

We’re looking for dedicated and conscientious people who embrace and live our values. If you are an individual who thrives in a collaborative, trusting and pioneering work environment, ABF could be the right company for you.

All recruitment activities into our ABF BTS team are supported by our AB Agri business.