Management Accountant - Maternity Cover


Location:
Dronfield - Gunstones Bakery


Salary:
Competitive

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a maternity cover contract for an experienced Management Accountant to join our Gunstones Bakery in Dronfield. Gunstones Bakery is part of our Bakery Division here at 2 Sisters Food Group. A division which is leading the way in bakery, in Brand and Retailer Own Brand bakery goods.

You may not have heard of Gunstones Bakery, but the site produces some of the finest bread rolls, hot cross buns, iced buns and array of other baked products for one of the nation's favourite high street retailers, Marks and Spencer.

This is a busy, "hands on role" position were you're business partnering and stake holder skills are essential in succeeding in this position. Along with good working financial knowledge where you'll produce daily, weekly and monthly financial information in line with management requirements and Group Finance deadlines. You'll report key financial schedules including P&L, Cash, Working Capital & capital expenditure forecasts & budgets. The Management Accountant will account for site overhead costs and drive profit improvement through control and reduction of overhead costs in line with key financial targets.

This is an opportunity for someone who who wants to be instrumental in driving growth within the business.

This role gives fantastic experience in a fast paced environment where opportunities to develop their career are realistic.

About The Role:

* To provide sound financial information to all stakeholders in order to aide decision making and drive profit improvement. To play a pivotal role supporting the Senior Leadership Team through the clear reporting of financial performance against site objectives as well as providing governance around the financial reporting.

* To oversee the preparation of key financial reports and to provide financial information requests as required by internal and external auditor parties.

* To prepare overhead cost estimates accurately and within relevant deadlines as part of the weekly accounts process.

* To close the month-end overhead accounts, posting accruals and prepayments and reviewing spends and balance sheet reconciliations with cost centre managers, the Site Finance Manager & Site Director.

* To understand the main overheads drivers and to provide commentary explaining variances between actual results and budgets, forecasts and run rates to both finance and non-financial managers.

* To prepare month end balance sheet reconciliations, upload routine BPC reporting with full ownership and understanding of the Gunstones balance sheet, ensuring relevant back up for postings and justification in place and to proactively resolve any queries arising. To review monthly with the budget holders, and SLT, highlighting key risks and opportunities.

* To ensure robust reporting of Capital Expenditure for the Gunstones Site. To prepare all Capital Expenditure Forms (CEFs) for Site Director to officially submit, track project spends against approval limits, conduct post implementation reviews, liaise with site SLT on future capital pipeline and act as the key contact for Group Finance queries on cashflow, approval and control.

* To own the annual budget and monthly forecasting processes. To prepare overhead, capital, stock and cashflow schedules, to consolidate commercial and operational P&L information. Submission of schedules to Group Finance and to prepare the slide pack for the Monthly Business Review, understanding underlying assumptions and providing explanations for trends and variances.

* To report weekly inventory holding, and proactively work with the Site Procurement & Supply Chain Teams on inventory reduction initiatives for the site.

* Oversee the PO process and to proactively work with PO requesters to improve adherence to the 'Purchase To Pay' Cycle. To oversee clearing of blocked and parked invoices, identifying and rectifying route causes, reducing reasons for invoices not matching in the first place. Provide critical vendor payment listings to Wakefield. Clear any GRIR balances no longer required.

* To oversee completeness of customer billing, monitoring and managing any customer claims. To minimise aged debt. To ensure adequate financial control in the billing process, ensuring billing accuracy and working with the Supply Chain Team to minimise lost revenue where PODS differ to shipped quantities.

* To take ownership of all financial accounting tasks and duties, including but not limited to; Customer requests, Supplier invoice queries, Shared Service Centre Liaison, Employee expenses and Cheque requests.

About You:

* CIMA / ACCA / ACA Qualified

* Food Manufacturing experience is preferred but not essential

* Effective communicator, able to work with all levels of the business and in partnership with retail customers.

* Numerate and systems literate. Ability to work with, improve and implement complex systems. Advanced Excel and SAP knowledge preferred.

* Good planning & organisational skills, combined with attention to detail

* Strong influencing and negotiating skills

* Problem solving with external parties/cross functional teams

* An ambitious nature, a can do attitude, inquisitive mindset, good attention to detail, an ability to look at problems from a macro and micro perspective, an ability to work at pace, good organisational skills and flexible approach to work