Academic Accountant

Location: Malton, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom

The Academic Accounting role is a key position within the Young's Seafood organization, providing essential support to the Site Financial Controller and Cluster Finance Director. The successful candidate will be responsible for driving growth and development at the Malton site by designing and maintaining a robust financial control environment, delivering timely reporting and analysis of operational metrics, and serving as a key business partner to the site director and departmental managers.

• Support site finance controller and cluster finance director in weekly and monthly group reporting requirements, including preparation of and providing insight into monthly site Continuous Improvement (CI) pack.
• Support operations accountant with production and interrogation of departmental management information (daily/weekly reporting of site financial and operational KPIs, departmental yield and labour reports) in support of weekly site management and Sofina Group management reviews.
• Further development of the management reporting process to align departmental targets with site financial targets/objectives through all tiers of operations. This will include generating daily site KPI reporting tracking for prior day completed and current day start up data to support daily site management meetings (Daily Direction Setting).
• Work cross functionally and support project teams as the key finance lead providing robust analysis and or validate proposals before submission to senior management.
• Continuous improvement of finance and operational reporting cycles, including supporting of cost reduction initiatives.
• Prepare high quality right first time Application for Financial Expenditure (CAPEX) proposals for Board approval.
• Identify and lead analysis and reporting of Research & Development claims for the site.
• Design and deliver analysis and reporting of Transport and Coldstore cost analysis.

• SAP, Anaplan, Hellenic experience preferred/ideal.
• Good educational background, fully qualified accountant.
• Understanding of FMCG industry.
• Experience of successfully managing tasks/projects to completion.
• Computer Literate with strong excel and analytical skills.
• Detailed knowledge of the food industry.
• High threshold for attention to detail and resilient during times of challenge.
• Driven to succeed and motivated by achievement.
• Maximizes the utility of assets and resources.
• Prudent in applying technological solutions that deliver proven and tangible benefits.
• Ability to communicate, teach and demonstrate the Culture.
• Good conduct and leadership.
• Flexible.
• Strong communication.
• Driven and influential.
• Professional.
• Honest, sincere and respectful.
• Approachable and friendly.
• Calm.

• Competitive rates.
• Online Benefits Hub.
• Canteen.
• Life insurance.
• On-site parking.
• Company pension.
• Referral programme.
• Health & wellbeing programme.