Eden Brown Synergy
Enfield, Middlesex
Eden Brown Synergy are working with a Local Authority in North London who are looking to appoint a Corporate Accountant on a permanent basis. The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying £45,393 - £57,477 per annum (depending on experience) The Council offers hybrid working and a wide range of benefits. The role: The Council are looking for a Corporate Accountant to join their Corporate Accountancy team. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Accountant, you will play a vital role in strengthening the Council's financial reporting framework, improving financial controls, and supporting the delivery of their ambitious programme of work. What you'll be doing: This role focuses on the Council's accounting responsibilities relating to fixed assets, a key and high profile area of the accounts with a diverse workload. This is not just a technical accounting post you will also have the opportunity to work closely with services across the Council, offering a blend of technical and business partnering responsibilities. In this role, you will also: Support the closure of accounts, review financial controls, and drive improvements to key financial processes. Lead, maintain and continuously improve IFRS 16 lease accounting processes, ensuring strong controls and comprehensive supporting documentation are in place. Supporting the Deputy Chief Accountant in overseeing the Council's Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) finance processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance. Ensure compliance with IFRS and CIPFA's Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting for all areas under your responsibility. Provide insightful financial guidance to services across the Council, championing strong financial governance and consistency. Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the financial support and insight we provide as a Corporate Finance team. About you: The Council are looking for someone with the right blend of technical expertise, curiosity, and a collaborative mindset. You will bring: A CCAB or CIMA qualification, or part qualified status with a commitment to completing your studies. Strong financial accounting skills, particularly in relation to fixed asset accounting. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with complex data. Local government corporate accountancy experience is highly desirable, but not essential. Please only apply for this role if you have all the skills, knowledge and experience as mentioned above. Thank you Charlotte Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer. Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number . Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.
Eden Brown Synergy are working with a Local Authority in North London who are looking to appoint a Corporate Accountant on a permanent basis. The role is full time, to start ASAP and paying £45,393 - £57,477 per annum (depending on experience) The Council offers hybrid working and a wide range of benefits. The role: The Council are looking for a Corporate Accountant to join their Corporate Accountancy team. Reporting to the Deputy Chief Accountant, you will play a vital role in strengthening the Council's financial reporting framework, improving financial controls, and supporting the delivery of their ambitious programme of work. What you'll be doing: This role focuses on the Council's accounting responsibilities relating to fixed assets, a key and high profile area of the accounts with a diverse workload. This is not just a technical accounting post you will also have the opportunity to work closely with services across the Council, offering a blend of technical and business partnering responsibilities. In this role, you will also: Support the closure of accounts, review financial controls, and drive improvements to key financial processes. Lead, maintain and continuously improve IFRS 16 lease accounting processes, ensuring strong controls and comprehensive supporting documentation are in place. Supporting the Deputy Chief Accountant in overseeing the Council's Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) finance processes, ensuring accuracy, consistency and compliance. Ensure compliance with IFRS and CIPFA's Code of Practice for Local Government Accounting for all areas under your responsibility. Provide insightful financial guidance to services across the Council, championing strong financial governance and consistency. Proactively identify opportunities to enhance the financial support and insight we provide as a Corporate Finance team. About you: The Council are looking for someone with the right blend of technical expertise, curiosity, and a collaborative mindset. You will bring: A CCAB or CIMA qualification, or part qualified status with a commitment to completing your studies. Strong financial accounting skills, particularly in relation to fixed asset accounting. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence working with complex data. Local government corporate accountancy experience is highly desirable, but not essential. Please only apply for this role if you have all the skills, knowledge and experience as mentioned above. Thank you Charlotte Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer. Eden Brown Limited is a limited company registered in England and Wales with registered number . Our registered address is 5th floor 4 Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AR, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment Limited T/A nGAGE Talent. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. This message is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information. If you have received this message in error, please send it back to us, and immediately and permanently delete it. Do not use, copy or disclose the information contained in this message or in any attachment. We take reasonable precautions to ensure no viruses are present in this email but cannot accept responsibility for any loss or damage sustained as a result of computer viruses and the recipient must ensure that the email (and attachments) are virus free.
KP Snacks
Billingham, Yorkshire
Site Financial Controller Billingham (Home of McCoys, POM-BEAR, and more!) On-site FTC - 15-month maternity cover Join our snack-loving team We're looking for a Site Financial Controller to join us at KP Snacks. If you're ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you - this could be your next big move. About the role As Site Finance Controller, you'll play a central role in our Teesside Site Leadership Team, partnering with the Plant Manager and colleagues across Operations, Supply Chain and Finance. Your insight, challenge and support will help drive strong P&L performance, deliver site KPIs and enable confident, responsible decision-making. You'll lead the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes for one of our largest and most complex manufacturing sites, home to over 700 colleagues and around £210m turnover. You'll shape and influence the site strategy, provide high-quality financial reporting, and ensure robust financial governance across all operations. What's in it for you? We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here's a flavour of what we offer: £7,500 annual car allowance. Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement Comprehensive healthcare support - including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care KP Pension Plan - contribution matching up to 7% of your salary 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more KP4ME - our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more What will you be doing? Providing strategic financial leadership to the Site Leadership Team , shaping the site OGSM and G2G targets, interpreting performance trends, and ensuring plans are grounded in robust financial insight and aligned to KP Snacks and Intersnack Group priorities Leading site-wide financial planning, budgeting and forecasting , covering primes, overheads, labour, logistics, capital investment and restructuring activity, ensuring assumptions are sound and stakeholders are aligned and accountable Driving high-quality, insight-led financial reporting , including weekly flash results, monthly accounts, variance analysis, waste performance, KPI trends and risk/opportunity assessments that support timely and effective decision-making Owning and challenging site cost performance , analysing standard cost variances, material usage, labour efficiency, overhead absorption, waste streams and project delivery to identify constraints, improvement opportunities and cost drivers Ensuring strong, compliant financial governance , overseeing accruals, prepayments, inventory reconciliation, year end processes, audit requests, balance sheet integrity, capital appraisals, fixed asset management and adherence to Group accounting standards Shaping and enabling change activity , supporting NPD launches, packaging changes, product transfers, tender costing requirements and capital installations, including end to end financial tracking of benefits, risks and delivery Upskilling colleagues across the site , developing the capability of two Site Accountants and building wider financial understanding across Operations and Supply Chain to drive data-led decision-making and support the site's loss analysis journey Driving continuous improvement in finance processes , simplifying ways of working, enhancing financial insight, improving speed and accuracy, and supporting the site's development through digitalisation, standardisation and best-practice sharing Who are we? We're KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love - from Hula Hoops to McCoy's. In the UK, we're a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We're proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together. We're committed to inclusion We're building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you - your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there's anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know. We'd love to hear from you if you can bring: Qualified accountant status: CIMA, ACCA, ACA or CA FMCG experience - ideally within food manufacturing. Strong planning, budgeting and forecasting experience, with the ability to challenge assumptions and influence stakeholders Deep management accounting expertise, including variance analysis, standard costing, labour and overhead absorption, and performance reporting Knowledge of ERP systems (JD Edwards advantageous) and advanced Excel capability Experience leading and developing people, with a collaborative and inclusive leadership style Strong financial governance, audit and compliance understanding, with the ability to maintain high-quality controls and processes A confident, commercially-minded approach, with the ability to translate data into meaningful insight for non-financial stakeholders
Site Financial Controller Billingham (Home of McCoys, POM-BEAR, and more!) On-site FTC - 15-month maternity cover Join our snack-loving team We're looking for a Site Financial Controller to join us at KP Snacks. If you're ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you - this could be your next big move. About the role As Site Finance Controller, you'll play a central role in our Teesside Site Leadership Team, partnering with the Plant Manager and colleagues across Operations, Supply Chain and Finance. Your insight, challenge and support will help drive strong P&L performance, deliver site KPIs and enable confident, responsible decision-making. You'll lead the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes for one of our largest and most complex manufacturing sites, home to over 700 colleagues and around £210m turnover. You'll shape and influence the site strategy, provide high-quality financial reporting, and ensure robust financial governance across all operations. What's in it for you? We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here's a flavour of what we offer: £7,500 annual car allowance. Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement Comprehensive healthcare support - including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care KP Pension Plan - contribution matching up to 7% of your salary 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more KP4ME - our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more What will you be doing? Providing strategic financial leadership to the Site Leadership Team , shaping the site OGSM and G2G targets, interpreting performance trends, and ensuring plans are grounded in robust financial insight and aligned to KP Snacks and Intersnack Group priorities Leading site-wide financial planning, budgeting and forecasting , covering primes, overheads, labour, logistics, capital investment and restructuring activity, ensuring assumptions are sound and stakeholders are aligned and accountable Driving high-quality, insight-led financial reporting , including weekly flash results, monthly accounts, variance analysis, waste performance, KPI trends and risk/opportunity assessments that support timely and effective decision-making Owning and challenging site cost performance , analysing standard cost variances, material usage, labour efficiency, overhead absorption, waste streams and project delivery to identify constraints, improvement opportunities and cost drivers Ensuring strong, compliant financial governance , overseeing accruals, prepayments, inventory reconciliation, year end processes, audit requests, balance sheet integrity, capital appraisals, fixed asset management and adherence to Group accounting standards Shaping and enabling change activity , supporting NPD launches, packaging changes, product transfers, tender costing requirements and capital installations, including end to end financial tracking of benefits, risks and delivery Upskilling colleagues across the site , developing the capability of two Site Accountants and building wider financial understanding across Operations and Supply Chain to drive data-led decision-making and support the site's loss analysis journey Driving continuous improvement in finance processes , simplifying ways of working, enhancing financial insight, improving speed and accuracy, and supporting the site's development through digitalisation, standardisation and best-practice sharing Who are we? We're KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love - from Hula Hoops to McCoy's. In the UK, we're a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We're proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together. We're committed to inclusion We're building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don't tick every box, we'd still love to hear from you - your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there's anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know. We'd love to hear from you if you can bring: Qualified accountant status: CIMA, ACCA, ACA or CA FMCG experience - ideally within food manufacturing. Strong planning, budgeting and forecasting experience, with the ability to challenge assumptions and influence stakeholders Deep management accounting expertise, including variance analysis, standard costing, labour and overhead absorption, and performance reporting Knowledge of ERP systems (JD Edwards advantageous) and advanced Excel capability Experience leading and developing people, with a collaborative and inclusive leadership style Strong financial governance, audit and compliance understanding, with the ability to maintain high-quality controls and processes A confident, commercially-minded approach, with the ability to translate data into meaningful insight for non-financial stakeholders
ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS/KEW GARDENS
A key role within the Finance Department, you'll support Kew's mission by delivering timely and accurate financial accounting service, enabling effective decision-making by senior leadership, the Executive Board and Trustees. Reporting to the Financial Accountant, you'll ensure the critical financial processes that underpin Kew's operations are working effectively and ensuring the needs of the organisation are met as we work to deliver our Manifesto for Change. You'll be a part qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) with strong experience of financial accounting including preparing and posting journals, preparing reconciliations and resolving differences. You will also have excellent Excel skills and experience of reporting of financial information. Your responsibilities will include: Maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring month-end deadlines are consistently met Ensuring Kew's fixed asset register is kept up to date Supporting the organisation in relation to financial accounting, systems and tax Ensuring financial processes are appropriate and improving efficiency in conjunction with your manager Supporting the year end accounts production Providing first-level support for our Unit 4 Agresso system, managing user access and permissions, and driving system improvements This role is hybrid working based at Kew with regular home working, subject to operational requirements. About Us The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth. We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history. Join us on our journey as protectors of the world's plants and fungi. The salary for this position is £39,243 per annum Band D Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst. We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. No agencies please.
A key role within the Finance Department, you'll support Kew's mission by delivering timely and accurate financial accounting service, enabling effective decision-making by senior leadership, the Executive Board and Trustees. Reporting to the Financial Accountant, you'll ensure the critical financial processes that underpin Kew's operations are working effectively and ensuring the needs of the organisation are met as we work to deliver our Manifesto for Change. You'll be a part qualified accountant (ACA, CIMA, ACCA or equivalent) with strong experience of financial accounting including preparing and posting journals, preparing reconciliations and resolving differences. You will also have excellent Excel skills and experience of reporting of financial information. Your responsibilities will include: Maintaining accurate financial records, ensuring month-end deadlines are consistently met Ensuring Kew's fixed asset register is kept up to date Supporting the organisation in relation to financial accounting, systems and tax Ensuring financial processes are appropriate and improving efficiency in conjunction with your manager Supporting the year end accounts production Providing first-level support for our Unit 4 Agresso system, managing user access and permissions, and driving system improvements This role is hybrid working based at Kew with regular home working, subject to operational requirements. About Us The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (RBG Kew) is a leading plant science institute, UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major visitor attraction. Our mission is to understand and protect plants and fungi for the well-being of people and the future of all life on Earth. We are working to end the unprecedented extinction crisis and to help create a world where nature is protected, valued by all and managed sustainably. We will achieve these goals by drawing on our leading scientific research, unrivalled collections of plants and fungi, global network of partners, inspirational gardens at Kew and Wakehurst, and our 260 years of history. Join us on our journey as protectors of the world's plants and fungi. The salary for this position is £39,243 per annum Band D Our fantastic benefits package includes opportunities for continuous learning, a generous annual leave entitlement, flexible working to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, an Employee Assistance Programme and other wellbeing support such as cycle to work scheme and discounted gym membership. We also offer a competitive pension, an employee discount scheme and free entry into a wide range of national museums and galleries, as well as access to our own beautiful gardens at Kew and Wakehurst. We are dedicated to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post. No agencies please.