Senior Accountant

Samworth Brothers; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family business as a Senior Management Accountant at Samworth Brothers in Cambridge, driving smarter reporting and leading a team to deliver key financial insights. You'll engage in P&L reviews, budget support, and technical accounting, fostering a productive and inclusive work environment.

Benefits

Enhanced pension scheme

Private health scheme

Employee discount scheme

Annual pay reviews

Profit related pay

Training and growth opportunities

Hybrid working

Qualifications

• Solid management-accounting experience in a medium-to-large organization.
• Proven people-management skills.
• Strong Excel and grasp of ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve prepayments, accruals, and journals.
• Own monthly P&L and balance-sheet reviews.
• Support annual budgets and finance projects.

Skills

Management accounting

People management

Excel

Problem-solving

Education

ACCA/CIMA/ACA nearly or newly qualified

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics AX/365

Job description

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

• Enhanced pension scheme
• Private health scheme
• Employee discount scheme
• Experience annual pay reviews
• Profit related pay
• Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
• Hybrid working, based in Callington, Cornwall

The Opportunity

Ready to step into a high-impact finance role where your ideas for smarter, faster reporting will be heard-and acted on? Join Samworth Brothers Shared Services as our new Senior Management Accountant and lead a talented, close-knit team dedicated to delivering rock-solid numbers for some of the UK's best-known chilled-food brands.

• Reviewing and approving prepayments, accruals, payroll and intercompany journals.
• Owning monthly P&L and balance-sheet reviews and presenting insights to senior stakeholders.
• Supporting annual budgets, year-end packs and KPI decks for all SSC teams.
• Overseeing weekly payment runs and authorising manual payments.
• Providing technical accounting guidance and acting as key contact for internal and external auditors.
• Leading ad-hoc analysis and finance projects that make a genuine difference.

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

• ACCA/CIMA/ACA nearly or newly qualified with solid management-accounting experience in a medium-to-large organisation.
• Proven people-management skills-you know how to set objectives, give feedback and build engagement.
• Strong Excel muscle and a good grasp of ERP systems; experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX/365 is a real plus.
• A proactive problem-solver who thrives on ownership, adapts quickly to change and always treats people with respect.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member - you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK's best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.