Accountant at COOK

Come and join our Cook Family as Accountant

We are looking for someone from a Manufacturing Background

Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm

To produce and distribute accurate weekly reports for the kitchens to the operational leaders and regular KPI reporting. Analsye the performance and suggest improvements. To look at the existing reports and processes and suggest how they can be improved. To assist in the period end processes and reporting as well as the annual budgeting process.

To support the manufacturing team and produce additional analysis as and when required.

Additionally assist in the production processes.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

General

1. To be committed to our vision and demonstrating behaviors which are being honest, respectful, positive, enthusiastic, collaborative and customer led.

2. To ensure that all aspects of the work are provided with a “customer oriented” focus to all internal and external users.

3. Responsibilities

4. Produce and distribute weekly production variance reports for the kitchens

5. Weekly KPI reporting including producing presentations

6. Analysis and review performance to help with decision making

7. Month end processes including accruals, prepayments and general journal processing

8. Collating and reviewing P&L’s

9. Control account reconciliations

10. Site stock take processing

11. Other tasks as required by the team

Team

1. Working closely in a team responsible for the production and analysis of production information.

2. Collaboration with our manufacturing teams to analyse and improve our production efficiencies.

3. To support and offer advice to other members of the Ops Finance team in helping to achieve the department’s objectives.

4. IDEAL CANDIDATE:

5. Minimum AAT qualified – preferably studying CIMA/ACCA.

6. Management accounts experience including month end processes

7. Strong Excel skills including V-Lookups and Pivot tables

8. Ability to analyse information and make recommendations

9. Ability to produce additional analysis that will assist in improving efficiencies

10. Strong communication skills – this role requires you to liaise with a variety of different teams from different areas of the business

11. Methodical approach and attention to detail to ensure accuracy of reporting

12. Strong time management skills to manage workload and ensure deadlines are met whilst also being a team player.

13. Adaptive – production needs are constantly changing so will need to be reactive and able to use initiative

14. Experience of manufacturing environment and variance analysis

15. Experience of standard costings and absorption accounting

16. Used to working in fast moving environments providing accurate and timely information to a high standard

ENVIRONMENT:

1. This is an office based role to be available to the manufacturing teams.

2. The post holder will be required to work with a variety of different people such as Board Members, Department Heads, kitchen staff, contractors, etc.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £35,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Free flu jabs
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Sittingbourne: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor’s (preferred)

Experience:

• accounting: 2 years (required)

Work Location: In person