Financial Accountant | Moray

Recruiter: Rutherford Cross

Employer: Baxters Food Group

Location: Fochabers, Moray

Salary: Competitive

Contract type: Permanent, full time

Closing date: No set closing date

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About the organisation

Baxters Food Group is a fourth generation privately owned entrepreneurial business which specialises in the manufacturing of premium quality, primarily branded, food products. The Group's product range includes soup, beetroot, chutney, condiments, preserves and meal options. Baxters has been in operation since 1868 and a lot has changed since then, but their dedication to making only the best quality products has always been at the core of everything they do. The Baxters brand has grown from a humble village store to a global brand with a turnover of over £300m.

About the role

Reporting into the European Head of Central Finance this role will be supported by two direct report who currently focuses on cash management and fixed assets. Strong leadership and focus on development of the direct report

Key responsibilities will include:

• Consolidation of the European period results
• Weekly cashflow forecast reporting, preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations
• Dealing with the external auditors on the annual and interim statutory audit and Poland statutory financial matters with the assistance of external advisors
• Cashflow reporting including understanding and insight into the movement in the numbers
• Driving the financial controls agenda for the business with the involvement of the Group Internal Audit team
• Ensuring adherence to existing procedures and additional procedures to ensure a robust control environment
• Involvement in the annual budget and in year forecast processes involving consolidation of the overall financial statements for submission to the Baxters Food Group

About the individual

• Newly Qualified CA. or part qualified with industry experience
• Ability to connect with people easily across Finance teams and throughout the wider business
• Experience of working in a food manufacturing environment branded and / or non- branded would be useful but not essential
• Technically strong ideally with some experience of indirect tax rules
• Ideally experience of Oracle financial systems
• Experience of supplying information and managing external auditors through a year end audit process

To find out more on remuneration, the role or to see a full Position Profile, please contact their retained advisor, William Dodds at Rutherford Cross.