Accountant in Training in Castle Donington

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-paced, highly collaborative finance team where your technical expertise and ideas will genuinely shape how the function operates.

If youre motivated by process efficiency, enjoy solving complex financial challenges, and want to be part of a company committed to becoming a Great Place to Work, this role offers the perfect platform to grow, influence and make a meaningful impact.

Financial Accountant Kegworth Head Office Monday Thursday 8:30am 5pm, Friday 8:30am 4pm Permanent Reward & Benefits: Annual bonus Annual pay review Early finish on a Friday28 days annual leave + bank holidays Purchase up to an additional 3 days holidays Life assurance Employee referral scheme - earn a bonus for referring your friends or family Grocery Aid a support service offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical support, advice and counselling Cheers access to our award winning benefits platform offering discounts, free perks, and well-being tools for all employees Free onsite parking, and discounted products About the Role Manage and enhance all financial accounting activities in the Business Unit.

The Financial Accountant acts as an entrepreneur and is committed to developing high performance teams and at the same time acts as a role model in terms of demonstrating and living Refrescos core values and behaviours.

Here are your key tasks and responsibilities as Financial Accountant at

Refresco: VAT compliance Manage UK VAT processes, monthly reconciliations, quarterly HMRC filings, and resolve VAT queries.

Intercompany accounting Coordinate UK intercompany reconciliations, validate costs, and resolve global intercompany issues.

Financial close Deliver accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual close activities.

Balance sheet control Reconcile key balance sheet accounts and post journals.

Forecasting support Provide data and insight for budgeting and forecasting of intercompany balances.

Cross-functional contribution Support Treasury, lead/participate in business projects, and contribute to Great Place to Work initiatives.

About You The ideal candidate will be studying toward near-completion of ACA, ACCA or an equivalent qualification and will have extensive experience either reviewing financial records for external audit or owning the audit process within an accounts department.

They will bring strong experience preparing full statutory accounts within a large business, alongside practical exposure to FMCG and/or manufacturing environments.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to identify and implement more efficient methodologies that improve speed and efficiency without compromising accuracy, as well as recognise opportunities to achieve cost savings while safeguarding the companys financial and operational position.

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia.

Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass.

Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees.

Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.

Whether its packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards.