Job Details

Commercial Accountant / Factory Accountant - FMCG

Sector:Accountancy

Region : North East England

Location: Middlesbrough

Salary: £42,000 - £49,000

Job Ref.: 25741021

Job Information

We are currently working with world market leading brand, who are going through exceptional growth and they are looking for a Commercial Accountant / Factory Accountant.

Reporting on 2 factories, the main focus of the role will be to provide robust, accurate and timely financial information to the management team, production site and the head office.

In addition to this, the incumbent will also provide a full costing service to the business for its new product development process and ad-hoc commercial projects as well as taking control of the capital reporting and forecasting

Factory Management will rely heavily on this person to help them understand their financial results and forecast and as such a strong business partner ethos is required along with the necessary analytical, communication and persuading skills.

Responsibilities and duties will include;
•Weekly reporting; Prepare weekly financial reports for 2 factories for inclusion into the overall supply chain.
•Preparation and presentation of management reports - discussing site performance and feedback.
•Liason with Factory managers - feedback and guidance on factory performance
•Co-ordinate the preparation of the overall Supply Chain Weekly Report
•Month end preparation for 2 sites including analysis
•Forecasting; P&L reporting for 2 sites including risks & opportunities and Variance analysis,
•Budget Preparation; Present along with business partner to Head of operations and Head of Supply Chain Finance with all relevant analysis
•Prepare Standard Costs in SAP for the following year’s budget providing detailed analysis of movements in standard costs by each element
•Costing; Prepare costings for inclusion into the New Product
•Development screen packs within the agreed process
•Capital Reporting, Project Analysis, Prepare fixed asset report and involvement with ad hoc projects

For this candidates will ideally have experience within FMCG or Manufacturing and hold strong commercial analysis and costings experience. The ideal candidate will have prepared factory accounts and have worked in a similar role (although this is not essential).

Candidates will ideally be CIMA/ ACCA/ ACA Qualified, although QBE candidates will be considered if they have relevant industry experience.

IT skills are essential - MS Excel and SAP experience would be beneficial.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing and successful business, that offers great scope to progress and develop within the business.

This is an immediate need, so please apply on-line for more information and a consultant from Cameron James will be in touch ASAP.