Job Description

Dairy Partners are a long established family owned British dairy company supplying UK and overseas markets. We manufacture a range of pasta filata cheese products including mozzarella and pizza cheese in various formats for some of the leading food companies across the globe.



We work in close partnership with British dairy farmers as well as customers delivering healthy cheese and other dairy products.

Position:

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We are looking for a management accountant at our Stonehouse site.


The successful candidate will manage, be responsible for and where appropriate undertake activities in the following areas:

Assist with preparation of Monthly Management Accounts including commentary Business Information & Management Reporting General accounting & related work Bank Reconciliations and cashflow forecasting Assist with preparation of Company Budgets Assist with annual Audit

Main Duties and Key Responsibilities:

Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts, including

Concise commentary using exception reporting Graphs & appropriate KPI's Reporting against Prior Year and Budget

Business Information & Management Reporting

Report and communicate timely & relevant information on an agreed frequency including orders, sales, gross margins, purchases, stock, debtors and any other key area Help develop KPI's which monitor Business Critical Activity


General Accounting and related work

Accurate calculation and posting of accruals and prepayments Monthly control account reconciliations (e.g. bank, debtors, creditors, stock, fixed assets, inter-company) Perform full GL analysis Maintenance and accurate upkeep of Fixed Asset Register Writing reports using SQL in Excel and releasing to business Reporting for EC Sales and Intrastat Complete VAT returns monthly Ad hoc work as required by the business Provide cover during periods of absence/holiday

Requirements:

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Skills and Abilities:

Accuracy and attention to detail Well organized and able to hit deadlines Tenacity and maturity Not easily phased by issues

Knowledge and Experience:

AAT Qualified desirable Part qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA Accountant desirable FMCG manufacturing in Food and Drink sector desirable Management Accounts & KPI preparation and reporting Expert user in ERP/MRP (e.g. SAP B1, Sage 1000 or Exchequer) * Expert Excel user including using SQL