Senior Management Accountant

Senior Management Accountant

Hollands Pies - Baxenden, near Accrington

Competitive Salary

We are currently recruiting for an experienced and organized Senior Management Accountant to joint the team at Hollands Pies.

About Us:

Holland’s is a true British bakery baking proper tasty pies and puddings for over 170 years. Our traditional recipe is a well-kept secret, using only the finest ingredients and passed down from generation to generation. Every bake is handled with care and craftsmanship, something we’re extremely proud of.

About the Role:

The opportunity has arisen to support Hollands Pies as a Senior Management Accountant dedicated to one of the sites within the business.

Reporting directly into the Finance Manager and supported by a wider team this role will be tasked with Production of weekly and monthly financial data in a timely and accurate manner for the pastry business unit. In addition, the role will aid department heads on spend analysis and work with Group for reconciliation and consistency purposes.

Accountabilities:

• Assist in the production of weekly and monthly profit and loss account for the pastry business unit in a timely and accurate manner.
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliations with detail for management sign-off and submission to group for file and audit requirements.
• Supports the cost reduction process of the pastry business with detailed analysis of department spend for management review. Identifying areas where additional analysis would prove beneficial.
• Preparation of weekly sales, PPV and stock reporting where issues can be logged, followed-up in advance ensuring accurate weekly profit and loss reporting.
• Preparation of accurate product costings for the commercial team
• Report to internal and external customers, internally direct to Business Unit Finance manager and externally to group and Audit requirements.
• Tracking daily, weekly and monthly plant production variances by detail to Group finance, site Finance and plant management.
• Assist department heads, finance and plant manager with financial analysis beneficial to the business.
• Commercial Awareness - Critically analysing the forecast and challenging the sales team.
• Financials – Delivery of the budget. Management of cash through appropriate stockholding and Grants. Management of Capital spend for the Business unit.
• Forecasting – Maintain and critically analyse rolling monthly forecast for the site.

About you:

• Hold a professional accounting qualification (ACCA/ CIMA) with at least 5 years industry experience.
• Self-motivated, with an ability to influence at all levels
• Experience of a FMCG Manufacturing environment
• Good analytical skills with attention to detail but able to see the bigger picture
• Always willing to challenge the status quo and prompt new ways of working
• Intermediate Excel skills including use of pivot tables
• Good organisational abilities to ensure deadlines are met
• Knowledge of SAP is desirable

In return we are offering an excellent starting salary, tangible opportunities for growth and the opportunity to support a market leading in a time of change and development.

Hollands Pies is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from candidates based purely on capability and suitability to the role.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Accrington, BB5 2SA: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location

Reference ID: JO-2303-5906