• All Locations
    Alconbury
  • All Departments
    Finance
  • About The Role

  • We’re looking for a talented Group Financial Accountant to join our UK Finance team on a 12-month fixed term contract.

    You’ll play a key role in delivering accurate Group financial reporting, strengthening financial controls, and supporting audit and systems improvement initiatives.

    Key responsibilities include:

    Financial Reporting

    • Prepare weekly and monthly UK performance packs for Executive teams

    • Support month-end and year-end close processes

    • Deliver Group reporting and liaise with international finance teams

    • Ensure IFRS and statutory compliance

    • Assist with budgets and forecasts

    Financial Controls & Compliance

    • Prepare balance sheet reconciliations

    • Manage Group payroll control accounts

    • Monitor accounting policy adherence

    • Perform controls testing and drive improvements

    Audit Management

    • Support external audit requests

    • Prepare audit schedules and disclosures

    • Improve audit readiness and reduce findings

    Taxation

    • Support tax reporting and information requests

    • Assist with SAO tax control compliance

    Systems & Process Improvement

    • Support transition to Microsoft Dynamics 365

    • Assist with PO system implementation

    • Contribute to reporting and consolidation projects

  • About You

  • Essential

    • Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)

    • Experience in a multi-entity organisation or audit environment

    • Strong financial controls knowledge

    • Balance sheet reconciliation expertise

    • Advanced Excel and ERP systems experience

    • High attention to detail

    • Ability to manage multiple priorities

    Desirable

    • Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Power BI

    • Systems implementation experience

    • Audit deliverables preparation

    • Controls testing

    • Statutory accounts preparation

  • About Us

  • Operating in over 50 countries, we are a world leader in fresh, natural and healthy foods, supplying fruit and vegetables to major retailers across Europe. From our state-of-the-art Alconbury facility, over 800 colleagues work together to deliver the freshest produce to millions of consumers across the UK every day.

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