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 Are you a detail-driven finance professional looking to make an impact within a supportive and forward-thinking environment? At Samworth Brothers, we're looking for a talented Financial Accountant to join our Shared Services team and help ensure financial control, compliance, and accuracy across our business.As a Financial Accountant, youll play a key part in our General Ledger team, with responsibility for a subset of our businesses. Your focus will be on core areas such as VAT, fixed assets, intercompany transactions, and wider compliance activities. Working alongside site finance teams and external stakeholders, youll be pivotal in maintaining strong ledger controls and upholding our high standards of financial integrity. Lead month-end close activities across accounts payable, receivable, fixed assets, and general ledger for assigned businesses Prepare and review VAT returns, supporting compliance and responding to internal queries Maintain and reconcile fixed asset registers, including asset creation, disposal, and depreciation Manage intercompany reconciliations and forecasts to ensure accurate group reporting Support regulatory compliance (e.g. plastic packaging tax, TSS declarations) and liaise with auditors and stakeholders 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: - Minimum AAT Level 4 qualification (further development support available) Experience in a similar role within a medium to large organisation Strong Excel skills and working knowledge of ERP systems (MS Dynamics AX/365 a plus) A proactive team player with great attention to detail and a passion for continuous improvement 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 UKs 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. ADZN1_UKTJ