Established in 1997 as the first manufacturer of sushi for the UK supermarket industry, Taiko has evolved into the most innovative manufacturer of Sushi, Food To Go, Prepared Meals and Snacking products in the UK, supplying Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury’s to name a few. Over the past 25 years Taiko has launched more first‑to‑market Sushi and Food to Go products than any other sushi manufacturer in the UK.
Responsibilities
* Validate reporting and statutory financial information, including local divisional ledgers, group reporting, statutory accounts, and consolidation systems to ensure consistency and identify unposted adjustments.
* Perform timely reconciliation and validation of group trial balances across NAV, QuickBooks, Business Central, and Anaplan.
* Provide technical accounting support across FRS 102, IFRS, and other frameworks as needed. Assist in preparing technical accounting memos and documentation to support key judgments or new transactions.
* Develop and maintain group finance/accounting policy, and support the ongoing rollout, in line with applicable accounting standards.
* Assist in the reimplementation and training of reconciliation tools (e.g. Adra).
* Help define standard monthly reporting formats within Anaplan and reconcile Anaplan trial balances with statutory accounts and external reporting.
* Support the development of internal finance guidance and training material for divisional teams.
* Contribute to establishing a risk‑based balance sheet review process and financial control enhancements.
* Support on ad hoc accounting queries identified in new transformation initiatives within the business.
* Contribute to financial reporting enhancements driven by system or policy changes, such as lease accounting implementation.
Statutory Audit & Compliance
* Support group and local teams as required in efficient delivery of audit requests and deliverables.
* Collaborate with finance teams to implement remediation plans in response to audit findings, where necessary.
* Assist with the submission of high‑quality statutory accounts for submission to Companies House.
Ad Hoc Projects
* Support the Group Reporting Manager & Group Reporting Director with special projects, reviews, and one‑off reporting or transformation initiatives.
Benefits
* Opportunity to grow your career alongside with us with an available apprentice program.
* Brilliant support services designed to enhance your physical, mental and financial wellbeing.
* Annual discretionary bonus subject to business and overall performance.
* Discretionary Life Assurance.
* Discretionary Income Protection.
* Private Medical Cash Plan.
* Bespoke reward platform including access to retail, cinema & gym discounts.
* 50% off your food every time you dine with us for you and 3 friends.
* Contribute towards our award‑winning sustainability initiatives that deliver progress against 9 UN sustainability goals, responsibly sourcing fish and using recyclable packaging (80% already made from recycled plastic).
* Annual Awards ceremony celebrating our success and offering winning Managers free trips to Japan.
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