Financial Accountant

Join our Central Finance Team at The Compleat Food Group!

We are excited to offer an excellent opportunity for an experienced Financial Accountant to join our dynamic Finance team in Nottingham.

Are you passionate about precision and excellence in financial accounting? We’re looking for a detail-oriented professional to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, while strengthening our platform of robust financial controls. If you're ready to make a significant impact and drive the integrity of our financial operations, we want to hear from you!

Who We Are:

At The Compleat Food Group, we're on a mission to create delectable food that not only brings joy to your taste buds but also extends love to our planet. We fondly refer to it as 'Food to Feel Good' because we believe in savouring every bite whilst making a positive impact.

Our team of over 5,000 remarkable individuals forms the core of all that we undertake. Their genuine passion drives the creation of delectable products for UK consumers, prominent retailers, and our thrilling market-leading brands such as Wall's Pastry, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed.

Working Hours:

Monday to Thursday 08:30 – 17:00 and Fridays 8:30 – 16:00, who doesn’t love an early finish on a Friday?!

Your Duties Will Include:

• Undertake financial accounting activities for month end including accruals and prepayment journals and reviewing performance versus budget
• Perform monthly reviews of TBs and feed into the consolidation system. Review the output of the consolidation process
• Perform reconciliations for various balances
• Lead balance sheet reviews ensuring operating sites and central functions have balance sheets reconciled and fully supported
• Support the accounting for pension costs and payroll performed by another team member to ensure accurate and timely processing (payroll itself is managed by HR)
• Support the work on fixed assets performed by another team member including maintenance of fixed asset registers and lease accounting
• Support the external audit effort
• Given the size of the business, a variety of ad-hoc work is anticipated which can include acquisitions and integrations of new businesses, funding changes and process improvements

Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

• Qualified accountant with a good grounding in financial accounting
• Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills (or Advanced)
• Analytical skills
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Autonomous and can prioritise efficiently

Benefits:

• 33 days holiday
• Hybrid working
• 2 Employee Volunteering Days per year
• Online and High-street retailer discount scheme
• Employee well-being and community support groups
• Informal and Formal training opportunities with personalised online LMS platform
• Charity Initiatives and Team events
• 24/7 Access to Grocery Aid (Free Financial, Emotional and Practical Support)
• Physical Wellbeing Benefits – Free on demand exercise hub and various gym discounts.
• Online Wellbeing benefits
• Free Financial wellbeing – mortgage calculators, budget tools, financial aid tools
• Holiday Discounts via Online Retail Discount

The Compleat Food Group are proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported and valued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive.

We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams, because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do.

Recruitment Agencies:

We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies.