Commercial Management Accountant

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

The role:

The Commercial Management Accountant will be responsible for providing financial insights and support to the sales and marketing teams of the business. This position is responsible for preparing financial reports, supporting budgeting and forecasting processes and preparing monthly management accounts.

• Act as a financial business partner to the commercial team to ensure accurate and realistic budgeting and forecasting
• Analyse financial performance against budgets and forecasts, identifying areas of improvement
• Multi-skill with other areas of the finance team to ensure we have cover for all roles

Key Accountabilities of the role:

• Financial Reporting and Analysis
• Assist in the preparation of the commercial annual budgets and monthly forecasts
• Prepare weekly, monthly and annual commercial reports for circulation to the leadership team
• Prepare monthly management accounts for two business units
• Support the commercial sales teams, adding insight and challenge to the budgeting
• Monitor and report on budget performance, providing insights and recommendations
• Collaborate with the sales, marketing and operations teams to prepare detailed costings

About You:

• Working towards a recognised accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Food manufacturing experience
• Highly numerate and literate
• High level of attention to detail
• Excellent Excel and IT skills

We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

Benefits:

• Enhanced paternity and maternity
• Free Eye Test every two years, free life insuranced and enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero
• Free turkey at Christmas to feed the family
• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday
• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.
• Discounted gym memberships, mobile phone, eggs and chicken
• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus
• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders
• Wellness programme

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.