Site Accountant

Are you a motivated and adaptable Accountant with a passion for continuous Improvement looking for the challenge of taking a mission-driven organisation to its next level of success?

Hays Senior Finance are exclusively working with an FMCG business based in Ledbury who are actively seeking a Site Accountant to join our Finance Department as we continue our growth trajectory. As their next Site Accountant, you will be the lead Financial Accountant for the Operations team at their Ledbury site, helping to drive improvements in operational performance/efficiency, through the provision of accurate & timely analysis of financial variances, overhead spend and capital investment to the Operations teams. This is a fantastic opportunity for candidates with operational accounting experience within a manufacturing environment.

The business

• My client operates from 10 business units worldwide, including 16 production facilities, and has sales and marketing teams working in-market across all four corners of the globe.
• The Group is structured across two divisions
• Responsible for the procurement of products and for the sale of food manufactures and foodservice customer across the world.
• Their co-operative ethos lies at the heart of how we do business as a purpose and values-led organisation, creating value for local farmers
• Their Values lie at the core of everything they do. Their five values encourage them to; Seek and Embrace New Ideas, Make It Happen, Be Our True Selves, Show You Care,
  and Achieve Great Things Together.
• They invest in their people and foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
• Dynamic Working policy in place which facilitates flexible hours and hybrid working.
• Career Progression including Global Mobility opportunities.
• Comprehensive Benefits with regional specific offerings.

Why This Role Is Valuable:

The Site Accountant is responsible for leading on;

• Operational Reporting & KPI's
• Inventory- From a Finance perspective, ensure appropriate inventory controls are in place including providing financial oversight on stocktake adjustments, and reviewing reconciliations
• Working closely with the CI Lead and tracking CI project savings and validating the same
• Review of Manufacturing BOM's, working collaboratively with the Sales and Operations teams
• Fixed Assets, Capex & Maintenance spend
• Forecasting & Budgeting
• Maintain good working relationships with Commercial teams to understand impact of commercial plans across Operations business unit
• Support Finance Manager to deliver Budget & Forecasting for Operations areas ensuring accuracy, efficiency and meeting business deadlines
• Support Finance Manager with Month End reviews, projects and other requirements
• Month end duties (working to Month End timetable, as managed by Finance Manager)

What You Bring To The Role:

• Qualified Accountant - CIMA/ACCA/ACA (part qualified nearing end of studies may be considered depending on practical experience)
• Previous experience within a Financial Operations role in a Manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of Manufacturing and Costing processes including Standard costing
• Strong knowledge of product costing techniques and Bill of Material management
• Ability to analyse and interpret variances, and drive business improvement through this
• Strong ERP system experience
• Strong IT skills, including excel (incl. financial modelling)
• Strong analytical skills, good understanding of systems, processes and work-flows, combined with business acumen

My client has ambitious growth plans and they are building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. Thy are looking for people who share their values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and the business.Would you like to make an impact?

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