Accountant Are you an ambitious finance professional looking to take the next step in your career? Our client is seeking a Junior Accountant to join a small, collaborative finance team within a food manufacturing environment. This role offers hands on exposure to the business, with a strong focus on costing, yield analysis, and operational finance. They are looking for a finance professional with a solid background in food manufacturing and some experience or exposure to cost accounting, with a keen interest in understanding how finance drives operational performance. Main Responsibilities Take responsibility for preparing, developing, and analysing Cost and Yield accounts Identify root causes of variances and discrepancies, and lead the end-to-end costing and reporting process Calculate and analyse daily operational variances Prepare cost reporting for labour, packaging, and distribution Perform stock reconciliations and investigate variances Maintain and review product costings Identify opportunities for profit and margin improvement Ensure new products are set up correctly to accurately measure all key direct costs Work closely with operations and production teams to improve costing accuracy and insight. Required Background in food manufacturing environment Exposure to or understanding of cost accounting and operational finance Strong analytical skills with attention to detail Ability to investigate variances and explain financial performance clearly Good Excel and financial reporting skills Proactive mindset with a desire to learn and grow within a finance team Relevant finance or accounting qualification (part-qualified or studying towards a qualification). Location South Kirkby (On-site position) How to Apply If you are interested, please apply below, alternatively, contact Sandra on (phone number removed) or (url removed)