Assistant Site Accountant at pladis Global in Aintree, England, GB

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you.

As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits.

To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact

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*Our purpose is to bring happiness with every bite. It’s a commitment shared by every pladis colleague, all around the world.Role Title: Assistant Site Accountant Hiring Manager: Neil TillettLocation: Aintree* Recruiter: LR****Our storyFamily and ideas have always been our ingredients. Our founding families believed biscuits and chocolates could bring moments of happiness to the world. Their ideas have stood the test of time. Their spirit continues to inspire our future. It’s in the care and the craft we bake into biscuits and chocolates that have been loved for generations. And it’s in the fresh ideas, the new twists, flavours and textures we add to old and new favourites.A global communityOur 16,000 colleagues, in every corner of the world, bring their own experience of happiness to pladis. Each of us is unique but coming together as one family of bakers and chocolatiers working hard, with pride and with purpose. Because after all these years, we still believe biscuits and chocolates bring people together. We are pladis. We bake happiness. Happiness with every bite.Inspired by youOur founders didn’t follow rules and recipes, they created them. We’re looking for fresh thinkers to help us create the next chapter for pladis.pladis succeeds because of people like you. People who wake up in the morning excited to get to work. Who believe in themselves and their potential. Who want to grow as part of a global community of like-minded colleagues.Because growth is our oxygen and our fuel. And it’s our deep and abiding belief that growth comes from working together, helping each other out, always passionate about our purpose to bring happiness with every bite. pladis colleagues care deeply about being the best. About winning, staying the course and never giving up. Whichever part of the world we’re in, whatever our role. Whether we’re baking, working in HR, finance, marketing or many other areas – we win as one pladis team.And while we’re all unique, we share something in common. It’s the code by which we live and work. We call it our ‘Winning Traits & Behaviours’: Purpose Led, Agile, Collaborative, Positive and Resilient. Five aspects of pladis life that define who we are, how we interact and get things done.**Why join our team?**pladis is home to iconic brands Godiva, McVitie’s and Ulker. These brands make sweet treats and savoury treats that consumers everywhere recognise and enjoy! As we start on our new journey, we will continue making the biscuits and confectionery people know and expect from these brands, and we will expand their portfolios too. Together we will build new and exciting products at pladis – new flavours, new concepts and new ways to share happiness!Our strength is not only in our products, it is also in our people and our values. Each business that has united to form pladis are loved for their heritage and values. We will retain the honesty, integrity and trust instilled in our brands by our ground-breaking founders as we embark on the next chapter of our success.**What will this role achieve?**This role will provide key support to the Site Leadership Team for the Aintree factory site. The role reports to the Regional Finance Manager within Supply Chain Finance and will provide pivotal support in a range of areas, including the preparation of quarterly forecasts / budgets and performance reporting.The role will involve working closely with a wide range of cross-functional team members as well as guiding the offshore finance function. Developing Cost Centre Managers' financial awareness, finance support for business cases for the site capital investment process and facilitating the management team in controlling and forecasting the cost base are all part of the responsibilities. Standard product costing ownership including financial support for the development of new products. A drive for continuous improvement will be crucial to develop the processes and practices of the site finance function.What will be your key results?

• Ensuring that decisions, plans, and strategies are formulated on a sound commercial and financial basis.

• Reviewing and reporting performance against agreed budgets and forecasts and driving the formulation of the vital action plans to meet those objectives.

• Ensuring compliance with statutory and group accounting procedures, highlighting areas of concern as appropriate and taking corrective action.

• Business partner to site cost centre managers, supporting them in overheads management and mentor on financial matters.

• Completing the sites budget and monthly forecasting processes.

• Standard product costing ownership including financial support for the development of new products.

• Supporting and liaising with project leads regarding capital reporting and forecasting, capital business cases and managing monthly site projects meetings.

• Site prime and overhead performance analysis and month end reporting.

• Ensuring robust financial control through maintaining the site asset register, being responsible for timely capitalisation, disposal, and asset verification.

• Periodic balance sheet reconciliation review.

• Supervision and support of the offshore team, including development training and acting as the first point of contact.

• Reporting into the Regional Finance Manager and site leadership team.

• Deputise as the need arises for the Regional Finance Manager **What do you need for this role?**Crucial

• Costing experience in the FMCG/ manufacturing arena

• Experience of making sophisticated financial analysis easily understood in FMCG/ manufacturing background

• Track record of providing robust and informative financial analysis, including planning and forecasting

• Proven knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Excel, and Word/PowerPoint)

• Recently qualified or studying towards a recognised professional qualification such as CIMA/ACA/ACCA, or strong experience in a finance environment

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to make financial analysis easily understood

• Ability to plan optimally and work under own initiative Preferred

• Able to demonstrate a proven communication and leadership ability, with the gravitas to build solid, successful working relationships cross functionally.

• Experience of Financial Analysis / modelling / investment appraisal techniques

• The desire to challenge the status quo.

• Actively engage with the whole site. *Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength.**We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives.*We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation

pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law.

We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.