Operations & Supply Chain Management Accountant

Noble Foods Limited; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food company in Lincoln is seeking a Finance Business Partner to improve operational and agricultural reporting. The role requires strong analytical skills and the ability to build relationships with various teams. Qualifications include working towards an accounting qualification, and previous operational or logistics experience is advantageous. The company offers diverse benefits including a wellness program and free life insurance.

Benefits

Free hot drinks on shift

Enhanced maternity and paternity

Discounted gym memberships

Annual health check and consultations

Employee Charity Matching Scheme

Qualifications

• Operational / manufacturing and/or logistics experience required.
• Highly numerate and literate.
• Challenging, enquiring mind with a 'Can-Do' attitude.

Responsibilities

• Weekly and Monthly KPI reporting, including variance analysis.
• Produce balance sheet reconciliations and resolve queries.
• Prepare, review and challenge cost budgets and forecasts.

Skills

High level of attention to detail

Good analytical skills

Excellent Excel and IT skills

Effective stakeholder management skills

Education

Working towards a recognised accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Overview

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

Shift Pattern: Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00

What are we looking for?

Reports to: Operations & Agriculture Finance Manager

Summary of the role

• Finance Business Partner – Operations (incl Supply Chain & Logistics) and Agriculture
• Reporting and Analysis (Operations and Agriculture)

About the role

Working closely with the Operations and Supply Chain team to:

• Improve the impact and understanding of operational and agricultural reporting.
• Provide analysis and delivering insight that links financial reports to operational actions and strategies.
• Building partnerships and maintaining strong relationships with all Operations, Supply Chain, Logistics and Agriculture members.

Key Accountabilities of the role – What I do

(The below is not exhaustive)

Reporting & Analysis - Operations and Agriculture:

• Weekly and Monthly KPI reporting, including variance analysis and explanation.
• Monthly reporting analysis and insight.
• Monthly Management accounts and supporting schedules.
• Producing balance sheet reconciliations where appropriate and working to resolve any queries associated with them.
• Support completion of statutory accounts and all associated reporting required by the Financial Accounting Manager.
• Liaise with external contracts including auditors and consultants to ensure information requirements are met.
• Building partnerships with operational colleagues at all levels.
• Communicating performance expectations with partners and group accounting.
• Investigating causes of significant variances and providing analysis of options to management identifying opportunities and risks.
• Provide a link between finance and non-finance information and provide general advice and assistance to business partners.
• Preparation, review and challenge of cost budgets and forecasts.
• Perform ad-hoc analysis and tasks for the Operations and Agriculture teams and Finance Director.
• Strive for continual improvements on tasks in both time and accuracy.

About You: How I do it

Skills, Knowledge & experience

Qualifications: Working towards a recognised accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Experience: Operational / manufacturing and/or logistics experience.

Skills: Highly numerate and literate. High level of attention to detail. Good analytical skills. Excellent Excel and IT skills. Good business and commercial awareness. Effective stakeholder management skills.

Challenging, enquiring mind. “Can-Do” attitude. Highly organised and efficient.

Personal Attributes

• Works Together with others to ensure change programmes are delivered.
• Takes Ownership for the performance of multiple teams.
• Is Courageous and calls out issues and risks, working collaboratively with the teams to find solutions.
• Is an ambassador for Action, demonstrating speed and integrity in everything they do.
• Works with integrity and Respect and adapts their style to build strong, effective and trust-based stakeholder relationships.
• Strives for Excellence, sets targets that drive continuous improvement.

We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

What can we offer you?

• Free hot drinks on shift
• Service Awards
• Enhanced paternity and maternity
• Free life insurance
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero
• Discounted eggs and chicken
• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday
• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Free Eye Test every two years
• Discounted mobile phone contracts
• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus
• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellness programme
• Employee Charity Matching Scheme

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.