British Sugar is a home-grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processers in the world. Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year. We, in turn, make this in to over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and increasingly growing commercially in the EU and world sugar markets.
Salary
Range £31,840 to £38,957
Job Purpose
The Assistant Financial Accountant Controls and Compliance is responsible for intercompany accounting, fixed asset reporting, compliance collation and reporting and providing general support to the Controls & Compliance team.
Core Accountabilities
Processing and reconciliation of all intercompany transactions, cleardowns and confirmations and resolution of queries as required
Managing head office asset capitalisations and company car transactions and governance along with annual verification
Completing period balance sheet reconciliations including GRNI with aging analysis
Responsible for administration and control of company credit cards
Ownership and maintenance of DLA
Administration for Barclays bank
JDE system reviews for finance including component review and role review and integrity checks
Periodic collation and reporting of compliance training statistics including following up on any non-completion
Preparation and submission of National Statistics Returns
Provide cover for other members of Controls & Compliance team
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
Basic accounting qualification
Minimum of 5 GCSEs grade 5 and above or A-C
Intermediate level for Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
Understands the importance of safe working within job/function/team
Experience of JDE system desirable
Experience of working within a Finance department within an administrative role
Experience of handling confidential information
Familiar with continuous improvement and introducing process improvements into a business desirable