Finance Manager

3 days ago

King's Lynn, Norfolk, United Kingdom AB Agri Ltd Full time

The Role & Key Responsibilities

Job Title: Finance Manager - Germains

Location: Kings Lynn, Cambs, UK - Hybrid

Are you a ACA/CIMA or ACCA qualified accountant looking for an opportunity to work for a global and growing manufacturing business? Are you looking for a varied role where no day will be the same and you will gain international experience across the UK, Spain and the Netherlands? This is a great opportunity to manage a small, tight knit team of 4 Accounts Assistants, overseeing all aspects of accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking, payroll, preparing the monthly and year end reporting packs, ensuring financial compliance and controls and also working on continuous improvement projects.

Germains Seed Technology is an ABF (Associated British Foods plc) company with a global footprint. Germains' mission is to 'maximise nature's potential' by using its seed technology processing know-how and deep expertise to unlock the genetic potential of seeds for food production.

Reporting to the Group Head of Finance, this role will oversee all the transactional financial activities for all our sites in Europe. The activities are managed within one team with employees working from our site in the UK as well as in the Netherlands. The Finance Manager will work closely together with other colleagues from the central finance team and with the Finance Business Partner, building excellent relationships with a varied mix of stakeholders across the business.

What you'll be doing:

  • Managing and overseeing the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions, ensuringprompt payment to suppliers,prompt receipt of income from customers and credit card admin, with the right controls and efficiencies in place ensuring each team meets expectations for month end close processes.
  • Overseeing the intercompany balances and expense processing, ensuring the right controls are in place and each account balanced at month end.
  • Managing the Banking, Payments and Tax processes, includingPayment approvals and controls,Daily Bank reconciliations, VAT checking and submitting returns.
  • Ensuring Fixed Asset admin, Stock administration andFCFQ submissions are submitted and meet expected controls and Stock reconciliation support is provided by the team.
  • Preparing the Statutory and Sales reporting and Year end packs to deadline, with risks raised and supporting the EU FBP with commercial insight information required.
  • Dealing with all Period End balance sheet reconciliations and posting journals as needed for Claims, Rebates and Sales accruals when required.
  • Manage a team of 4 account assistants based in the UK and in the Netherlands. Setting SMART objectives, managing performance and making sure there is a shared accountability to achieve within the team. Creates a learning environment and enables personal growth for people within the team.
  • Support internal and external audits in the UK and the Netherlands, ensuring files requested are provided in a timely manner and reviewed for completion.
  • Manage financial controls and payroll, ensuring financial control checks are carried out accurately on payment runs before authorisation. Analysing, recommending and implementing changes to the ERP and financial system to further support the requirements of the finance department.
  • Identify and implement process improvements within the finance department to improve efficiency, demonstrate controls and provide cost savings.

What you'll bring:

  • ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified
  • Good working knowledge of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
  • Previous experience of regular financial and statutory reporting.
  • Proven Financial controls experience within a large, corporate environment with awareness of what a robust and effective financial controls framework should look like.
  • Proven people management experience with the ability to motivate and develop your team effectively.
  • Extensive stakeholder management experience with the ability to influence and build relationships
  • Highly competent in using Excel and other Microsoft and ERP packages.
  • Previous international finance exposure would be ideal but is not essential for the role.

If you would like to be a part of a friendly, diverse and collaborative team that is looking to continue to drive efficiencies and improve performance for the future, then please don't hesitate to apply for this exciting position.

About The Company


Rewarding your Passion

When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it. From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, company car/allowance, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.

About us

Germains Seed Technology's mission is to 'maximise nature's potential' by using its seed technology processing know-how and deep expertise to unlock the genetic potential of seeds for food production. At a time when pressure on land, water and resources is greater than at any time in human history, Germains exists to help our customers maximise the productivity and cost-effectiveness of their crops. Our team of around 200 people work across the USA, Europe and the UK.

We're part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we're passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry. What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that's because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together we're building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture.

As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.

Application Notes

We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we'd love to hear from you. We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can – it will only take a few minutes.

When you do, we'll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive – or show us areas we can improve. This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel. You can choose not to answer these questions and this won't affect your application.

Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.

Agencies and media sales

AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We don't accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them



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