Assistant Site Accountant

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 because we expect pace and agility, 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.

What will this role achieve? This role will provide key support to the Site Leadership Team for the Wigston factory site. The role will be based in Wigston and reports to the Manchester Regional Finance Manager within Supply Chain Finance, providing pivotal support in a range of areas, including:

• Preparation of quarterly forecasts / budgets and performance reporting.
• Working closely with cross-functional team members and guiding the offshore finance function.
• Developing Cost Centre Managers' financial awareness and finance support for site capital investment processes.
• Facilitating the management team in controlling and forecasting the cost base.
• Standard product costing ownership including financial support for new product development.
• Driving continuous improvement in the site finance function.

What will be your key deliverables?

• Ensuring decisions, plans, and strategies are formulated on a sound commercial and financial basis.
• Reviewing and reporting performance against agreed budgets and forecasts.
• Driving the formulation of vital action plans to meet objectives.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and group accounting procedures.
• Business partner to site cost centre managers, supporting them in overheads management.
• Completing the site's budget and monthly forecasting processes.
• Supporting project leads regarding capital reporting and forecasting.
• Site prime and overhead performance analysis and month end reporting.
• Maintaining the site asset register and ensuring robust financial control.
• Periodic balance sheet reconciliation review.
• Supervision and support of the offshore team.
• Reporting into the Regional Finance Manager and site leadership team.
• Deputising for the Regional Finance Manager as needed.

Bring your experience

Essential:

• Proven communication and leadership ability.
• Experience of Financial Analysis / modelling / investment appraisal techniques.
• Desire to challenge the status quo and engage with the whole site.
• Track record of providing robust financial analysis, including planning and forecasting.
• Proven knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, 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.
• Ability to plan effectively and work under own initiative.

Desirable:

• Costing experience in the FMCG/manufacturing arena.
• Experience of making sophisticated financial analysis easily understood in FMCG/manufacturing background.

Our Purpose: Bring happiness with every bite. It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues believes in. While we’re all unique, we also share the same values. Living our pladis values is a key part of success.

Our Values:

• Purpose led – Energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.
• Agile – Ever evolving, always improving for our customers and consumers.
• Positive – Highly motivated, optimistic, and inspiring each other to be better.
• Resilient - Persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward.
• Collaborative – Gaining strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.

pladis is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process. Please contact us to request accommodation.