Job Description

Vacancy Name

Commercial Accountant

Employment Type

Permanent

Country

United Kingdom

Location

Liverpool

Business Area

Finance

Workplace Type

Hybrid

About Princes

The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Role Description

Job Purpose:

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To assist the Drinks Commercial Accountant in providing a comprehensive financial support service to commercial management in order to maximise short and long-term profitability for the assigned SBA's.

Dimensions:

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Responsible for costing and commercial duties of 3 production sites (Cardiff, Bradford and Glasgow), with a turnover of c310M 0 Direct Reports 1 Indirect Reports 3 Manufacturing sites

Principal Responsibilities:

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To produce/manage product costings for commercial and operational managers as required and prepare tender documents. Preparation of open-book models and undertake cost inflation analysis to support Sales in their negotiations with customers. Continually improve the costing process to enable greater value adding support of the Commercial and Sales teams (with the support of IT).

Evaluation, review and post audit of commercial activities such as new customer/product listings, sales promotions, new product development, value engineering. Prepare and execute the production of the weekly Flash forecast P+L, in accordance with prescribed formats, timescales and procedures, including the presentation of summary information to senior management. Provide support to the Drinks Commercial Accountant in the production of the monthly profit forecast for the Foods sector, with distinct areas of responsibility. Assist the Drinks Commercial Accountant in the preparation and production of annual budgets for the Foods sector. Provision of financial data and analysis to Operational management, Finance Managers or Group Finance as required Interpretation, communication and enforcement of Group rules, policies, and procedures Liaison with internal and external audit personnel as required. To provide cover to the Drinks Commercial Accountant where required.

Role Requirements

Knowledge:

Manufacturing experience within a FMCG business Forecasting and budgeting knowledge Qualified CIMA or ACCA

Skills:

Proficient in Excel Experience of ERP software, preferably SAP Able to work to tight deadlines. Attention to detail is a prerequisite. Strong analytical skills Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Able to demonstrate a commercial approach and the ability to influence the business.

Benefits:

25 Days Annual Leave Plus Your Birthday Off 14.5% Pension - 5% Employee / 9.5% Employer Hybrid & Flexible Working - 4 Days in Office / 1 Day WFH Flexible Holiday Option - Buy 5 Additional Days Enhanced Family Friendly & Carers Policies Life Assurance Cover Private Medical Insurance Critical Illness Cover Learning & Development Opportunities



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