Commercial Accountant

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Leicester, Melton Mowbray
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Finance
Advertising Salary
Competitive salary + amazing benefits
Vacancy Type
Permanent
Normal Working Days:
Monday - Friday
Normal Start & Finish Time:
08:30 - 17:00

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family!

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -
 
  • Enhanced pension scheme
  • Private health scheme
  • Employee discount scheme
  • Experience annual pay reviews
  • Profit related pay
  • Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
 
The Opportunity

Reporting directly into the Head of Commercial Finance, the core aim will be to deliver a consistent and high quality financial support service to the Commercial team, working alongside the Customer Heads, to ensure the Food To Go category meets its strategic Commercial objectives in existing or new customer/channels.

Key Responsibilities:
 
  • Provide accurate and timely support to the Head of Commercial Finance in delivering key FTG Commercial projects and priorities.
  • Partnering the Head of Commercial (predominantly responsible for customers based in Melton Foods) to provide consistency in reporting and value adding insights to support robust decision making.
  • Take ownership for the commercial drivers of gross margin to ensure customer profitability is understood and communicated effectively.
  • Drive “best in class” consistent processes and reporting across FTG.
  • Provide insight and appropriate challenge to drive long-term profit preservation/improvement plans. 

The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

  • Be a qualified accountant, or in the process of qualifying, preferably ACCA or CIMA.
  • Experience in the food manufacturing or FMCG sector (desirable but not essential).
  • Have a career to date delivering demonstrable value adding analysis, insight and process improvement preferable in the commercial arena.
  • Demonstrate the ability to influence others and to be true business partnering.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders.

We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role. 

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us!

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.
 
At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.


Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.

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