Main characteristics
- Location
- Devon
- Company
- 2 Sisters Food Group
- Employment type
- Permanent
- Category
- Accounting / Financial / Insurance
Job summary
Management AccountantWilland
Monday-Friday
When you join 2 Sisters, you will become part of the UKs largest food manufacturer with ambitious plans and as such you can look forward to working with a whole bunch of talented colleagues with a shared passion for quality, service and most importantly food.
UK Poultry represents more than half of 2 Sisters business by sales. The division employs over 8,500 people working in a chilled environment to process poultry products which are then marketed to UK consumers via major retailers.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Reporting the Operations Finance Manager, youll provide financial support to the Willand site in understanding the key performance issues of the business. This role is an integral part of the finance team and will interface with the operations, procurement and site manufacturing teams, ensuring efficient, low-cost manufacture of products.
Specific tasks include:
· Ensure financial controls are maintained and that monthly/weekly reporting accurately reflects the trading position.
· Takes the lead on month-end tasks for the division, ensuring key reconciliations.
· Ultimate custodian of the weekly accounts and monthly reporting cycle for the division.
· Oversees the production of the daily and weekly P&Ls.
· Provide the operations team early insight into performance gap through financial & operational analysis
· Operate as a Business Partner to site teams, understanding their operation, challenges and finding financial solutions.
ABOUT YOU:
You will have the passion, drive, and commitment to work in a collaborative, creative way.
Essential Skills for the role:
· Ideally a qualified accountant however strong part-qualified will be considered
· Ideally a strong manufacturing background in FMCG (preferably Food)
· Experience of leading, coaching & developing people
· Experience of using ERP systems highly desirable
· Advanced Excel skills including ifs, lookups, sumifs, pivots essential
· Ambitious individual who is looking for a challenge in fast-paced environment - significant potential upward mobility on offer via progression throughout the wider group
WHO ARE WE AND WHAT IS IN IT FOR YOU?
2 Sisters Food Group is one of the UKs biggest food manufacturers providing great tasting products to the nation, from chicken to cookies and pizza to pies!
With 18 sites in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. We employ over 13,500 staff, all of whom have the opportunity to progress as we focus on promoting from within and you can be part of that too.
Knowing that our business is only as good as the people we employ, we ensure that we invest in people like you to enhance skills and professional development