We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented-Assistant Financial Accountant-to join our finance team in-Melton, UK. This role supports the-Financial Controller and Senior Operations Finance Manager-in delivering accurate financial reporting, inventory management, cost analysis, and financial controls within a manufacturing environment.

The position works closely with finance, sales, production, procurement, and warehouse teams to ensure accurate financial data, maintain strong internal controls, and support business decision-making.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with-SAP experience and an interest in manufacturing finance and costing-who is looking to develop their career within a dynamic business.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the-Financial Controller and Senior Operations Finance Manager-with core finance activities including intercompany reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, invoice runs, and financial reporting.

• Assist with the-preparation of monthly management accounts, financial reports, and month-end/year-end close processes.

• Deputise for the-Operations Finance Manager, ensuring accuracy across production processes, investigating production order costing, and maintaining ERP updates.

• Support-manufacturing cost analysis and variance reporting, maintaining and updating standard costing data within SAP.

• Manage-inventory accounting and stock reconciliations, including producing monthly inventory reserve calculations in line with group policy and updating SAP accordingly.

• Support-stock take activities-across sites, including pre-count preparation, audit oversight, and investigation of stock discrepancies.

• Reconcile-production paperwork to SAP, investigating quantity and value differences to ensure data accuracy and completeness.

• Act as-Internal Audit Control Owner for production processes, carrying out monthly reconciliations, running audit reports, updating samples, and maintaining audit records.

• Partner with the-Sales team to provide margin analysis, commissions calculations, and maintain relevant ERP records.

• Manage-overdue accounts and credit control support, including bad debt monitoring and customer/vendor account management.

• Prepare-monthly commission journals and reconciliations for sales agents.

• Manage-freight processes, including purchase order booking and maintaining monthly freight accruals.

• Support-budgeting and forecasting activities-and maintain financial records in line with company policies.

Key Requirements

• Previous experience in a-finance or accounting role.

• Studying towards or interested in studying a professional accounting qualification such as-ACA, ACCA, or CIMA.

• Experience using-SAP or similar ERP systems.

• Strong-Excel and analytical skills.

• High level of-accuracy and attention to detail.

• Ability to work to-tight deadlines during month-end processes.

• Strong-communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally.

Desirable Experience

• Experience in a-manufacturing or production environment.

• Knowledge of-standard costing, cost analysis, or inventory accounting.

• Experience working with-large data sets in Excel.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package

• Opportunities for-career progression within finance

• A-supportive and collaborative working environment

If you are a motivated finance professional looking to build your career within a supportive and dynamic team, we encourage you to apply.

Apply now by submitting your CV