Sofina Foods is more than just a food company. It’s a place where you can grow your career, learn new skills, and make a positive impact on the world.

With a wide range of meat and seafood products that delight consumers worldwide, Sofina Foods is always looking for talented and passionate people to join its team of over 13,000 employees across 40 sites in Canada and Europe, including Young’s Seafood and Karro Food Group.

At Sofina Foods, you will be part of a culture that values innovation, quality, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. You will also have the opportunity to work with diverse and delicious products that are sourced responsibly and sustainably from over 50 different protein sources from 5 continents.

Sofina Foods has a 25 year history of excellence in the food industry and provides over 500 million meals for the global market every year.

Our vision is to be the most successful food company in the world. If you are looking for a rewarding and exciting career in the food sector, Sofina Foods is the place for you.The Site Operations Accountant, reporting to the Finance Controller for Scotland, will be a crucial member of the Fraserburgh site team. This role is instrumental in advancing the site by designing and maintaining a strong financial control environment and providing timely, accurate reporting and analysis of operational metrics, including departmental yield and labour reporting.

Success in this role will hinge on delivering precise and timely management information, enabling the site management team and key business partners to capitalize on growth and efficiency opportunities. The role will also involve actively participating in the development, implementation, and ongoing improvement of all reporting cycles to achieve these objectives.

• Support FC in weekly and monthly group reporting requirements, incl. preparation of and providing insight into monthly site Continuous Improvement (CI) packs
• Support FC with production and interrogation of departmental management information in support of weekly site management and Sofina Group management reviews
• Further development of the management reporting process to align departmental targets with site financial targets/objectives through all tiers of operations
• The successful candidate will be required to work cross functionally and support project teams as a key finance lead providing robust analysis and or validate proposals before submission to senior management
• Continuous improvement of finance and operational reporting cycles, including supporting of cost reduction initiatives
• Prepare high quality right first time Application for Financial Expenditure (CAPEX) proposals for Board approval
• Identify and lead analysis and reporting of Research & Development claims for the site

Salary Range: From £45,000 dependent on experience

• Qualified ACA/ACCA/CIMA
• Strong understanding of food manufacturing [seafood knowledge preferable]
• Understanding of operational systems and procedures
• Computer literate with strong excel and analytical skills

• 8% matched Company pension
• Life insurance benefit
• On-site parking
• Colleague Forum & site events calendar
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Online Benefits Hub