Senior Financial Accountant

Senior Financial Accountant

FMCG / Manufacturing

Rainham, Essex

Permanent/Full Time/ Hybrid

Salary up to £85,000 DOE

Our client, a reputable, well established food manufacturing business, are recruiting for an experienced Financial Accountant. They are an international operation and previous experience within an FMCG industry / manufacturing industry is essential ( our client is happy to accept applications with a strong practise background with clients within the manufacturing industry).

You will be fully qualified (ACCA / CIMA ) and have had a strong previous working background (minimum 5 years).

Our client is looking for those who have had previous experience in the following for a reputable, high turnover business:

• Monthly Group Reporting
• Group External Financial Reporting
• External audit management - Key contact point
• Providing accounting and commercial support to the organization as applicable
• Own the Group accounting policies (Controls)
• Own the Tax Risk management for the Group, and ensure compliance in corporate and VAT tax matters. Own the relationship with external advisors.
• Preparation of month end journals, reconciliations, financial statements, and other financial accounting activities
• IFRS experience preferable.
• Experience in a control environment - ICFR / SOX
• Internal audit management
• Impairment reviews
• Corporation Tax
• VAT
• Statutory accounts production - FRS 101 & FRS102 experience required.
• Staff management
• Change management (processes and integration)

Please note, when submitting your CV, please ensure your CV reflects the above experience or alternatively please submit a cover letter with your application.

Benefits

• Holidays: 25 days (April to March) Increases with service to 28 days.
• Additional leave of up to 10 days in the anniversary for long service milestones.
• Pension: Group personal pension, company contribution of 4%.
• Life Cover: 3 x your salary in the event of your death to your nominated beneficiary.
• Occupational maternity pay plus SMP.
• Accident Cover: Disability compensation Payment.
• BUPA & BUPA cash plan: Our client pays for Individual Cover or Family. Employee has the option to increase the benefit.
• Employee Star Award.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Lunches: Free every day (equates to value of £700).
• Free drinks available all day
• Quarterly Staff Samples.
• Heavily subsidised sports and social events.
• Annual company BBQ.
• Annual flu vaccination.

Please note, you must be a car driver for this role as the location of the office is not accessible by public transport. This role is hybrid, with travel to the office on a weekly basis.

If you would like to discuss the role in more detail, please apply with your CV. If you wish to discuss the position in more detail with a member of the team, please call .

We are currently only accepting applications from those who reside in the UK, with full Visa status. Applications from outside of the UK will not be shortlisted. If you have plans to relocate, please disclose this via your cv / a cover letter to accompany your application.