Management Accountant

ABN Feeds; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading animal feed company in Peterborough is looking for a Management Accountant to join their growing Central Finance team. The role allows for hybrid working and requires a part-qualified or newly qualified accountant to manage balance sheet reconciliations and fixed asset processes. This position offers competitive pay starting from £30,000, along with a comprehensive benefits package including bonuses and healthcare support.

Benefits

Free breakfast

Healthy wellbeing lunch option

Discounted staff shop

Qualifications

• Part-qualified accountant with experience in balance sheet reconciliations.
• Familiarity with multiple ERP systems.
• Experience working with fixed asset registers.

Responsibilities

• Own reconciliation of Central balance sheet accounts.
• Manage intercompany and call account reconciliations.
• Maintain and update the fixed asset register.
• Prepare and post international payroll journals.

Skills

Balance sheet reconciliations

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Proficient in Excel

Education

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

AAT-qualified with progression towards qualification

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics AX

M3

Hardcat software

Job description

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job title: Management Accountant

Location: Peterborough (Hybrid)

Package includes: Salary from £30,000 plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, including discretionary performance related bonus, private healthcare, and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%

Are you looking to deepen your knowledge of intercompany transactions and fixed asset management while contributing to an efficient finance team?

Our Central Finance team is looking for a motivated Management Accountant to join the team during an exciting phase of development. This role is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified or newly qualified accountant to build deep technical skills in balance sheet processes, gain exposure to multiple ERP systems, and play a key role in maintaining financial control across a diverse and growing business.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own the reconciliation of Central balance sheet accounts, ensuring accuracy and completeness each month.
• Manage intercompany and call account reconciliations across multiple ERP systems (Microsoft Dynamics AX, M3).
• Maintain and update the fixed asset register, including depreciation, additions, and disposals using Hardcat software.
• Prepare and post international payroll journals and support monthly recharge processes.
• Allocate central costs (e.g., mobile phone recharges) to the appropriate divisions with accuracy and consistency.
• Reconcile Group loan accounts and liaise with ABF and British Sugar to resolve queries.
• Support the preparation of year-end audit files in collaboration with the Central Finance Manager.
• Contribute to ongoing process improvements and system implementation projects to enhance financial efficiency.
  
  

What You'll Bring

• Part-qualified or newly qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or ACA), or AAT-qualified with clear progression towards a professional qualification.
• Demonstrated experience in balance sheet reconciliations, with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Familiarity with working across multiple ERP systems. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX and M3.
• Proficient Excel and general computer literacy skills.
• Effective communication skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
• A motivated and curious mindset, with the ability to organize tasks efficiently and as part of a collaborative finance team.
• Experience working with fixed asset registers, cost allocations, or payroll recharges.
• Experienced, accountable, and keen to learn and develop within a dynamic and supportive environment.
  
  

Location

Our Peterborough office provides a comfortable working environment and collaborative culture. We offer a free breakfast and a free healthy wellbeing lunch option daily. A subsidised coffee shop also provides other meal and snack options for you to purchase if wanted. The office has ample free parking, electric charging car parking spaces available to book, a discounted ABF staff shop, a prayer room, a sunflower quiet reflection room and hosts regular wellbeing activities and initiatives.

About The Company

Rewarding your passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits - these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.

About Us

We’re AB Agri, part of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we’re passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.

Application Notes

We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we’d love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can - it will only take a few minutes.

When you do, we’ll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive - or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won’t affect your application.

Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.

Agencies and media sales

AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don’t accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.