Finance Assistant

Salary: £26,000 per year

Finance Assistant
Lake District Creamery, Wigton, Cumbria
 
About Us
 
First Milk is a wholly British farmer-owned dairy co-operative with a vision to create value for members by delivering long-term prosperity in the form of success, profitability, security and wellbeing.
 
Owned by the family farms that supply us with milk and invest capital in the business, we produce award-winning cheddar, regional cheeses and dairy ingredients, as well as marketing fresh raw milk to many other UK dairy processors.
 
We work together as one team, with a relentless focus on efficiency and quality, to deliver competitive total returns to our farmer members. We put customers at the heart of our business, creating value through strong, long-term partnerships.
 
We are currently looking for a Finance Assistant to join our team on a full-time basis, working 37 hours per week.
 
The Benefits
 
– Salary: £26,000per year dependant on experience
– 26 days’ holiday plus Bank Holidays
– Pension
– Open to helping you achieve your finance qualification
 
If you have a degree, are AAT qualified or are eager to complete an accounting qualification, this is the perfect opportunity to advance your career with a forward-thinking organisation.
 
When you join us, you will discover a supportive work environment where everyone is encouraged to share their ideas and make a difference. We work as one team, celebrate success and support our employees with rewarding careers as well as career progression opportunities. What’s more, we are open to supporting the successful candidate through their finance qualification.
 
So, if you have ambition and are looking to develop your skills and experience within a highly successful team, we want to hear from you.
 
The Role
 
As a Finance Assistant, you will be responsible for supporting the Finance Manager effectively and efficiently with a broad range of financial activities.
 
In this varied role, attention to detail and accuracy will be key as you assist with the daily milk and/or production reconciliations, customer order processing and first time match analysis and reporting.
 
Additionally, your role will involve:
 
– IFS support for all departments
– Balance sheet reconciliations
– Budgeting and reforecasting support
– Month-end task list (including accruals and prepayments)
– Identifying inefficiencies through analysis and reconciliation and advising on improvements
 
About You
 
To join us as a Finance Assistant, you will need:
 
– Previous experience of working in an FMCG environment
– To be highly numerate with strong IT and financial analysis skills
– To be confident, self-motivated and able to work on your own initiative
– To thrive in a fast-paced environment
– A can-do attitude and strong sense of ownership
– Excellent attention to detail
– To be self-confident, driven and resilient
– To have a degree or AAT level qualification, or ambition to complete an accounting qualification
 
Other organisations may call this role Finance Administrator, Accounts Administrator, Accounts Assistant, Junior Finance Assistant, Trainee Accountant, or Assistant Accountant.
 
Webrecruit and First Milk are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
 
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