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)