Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon.
We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products.
The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry.
Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS.
If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.
Overview Of Role
📍 Location: Liverpool, Merseyside
💰 Salary: Competitive
🏢 Hybrid Working - 2 days in the office after training and subject to business needs
📆 Fixed Term: 12-18 months
Working as a key member of the Accounting Services team, this role is responsible for processing period end accounts, maintaining strong controls and balance sheet focus.
Working collaboratively across the Finance community to deliver results on time, this is a varied role within a busy general accounting shared service function.
✨ Why Join Us?
We believe in rewarding our employees and providing a supportive work environment. Here’s what you’ll get:
✅ Competitive Benefits Package Including
💼 Competitive Salary
🌴 Generous Leave – 25 days holiday + bank holidays
🚗 Free Onsite Parking
💙 Employee Assistance Programme
🩺 Health Scheme
🌟 Holiday Purchase Scheme
💰 Pension Scheme
🛒 Onsite Shop
👓 Eyecare Vouchers
🚴 Cycle to Work Scheme
🏆 Loyal Service Awards
👥 Employee Referral Scheme
🍕 Discounts on groceries, holidays and more.
Key Accountabilities
As a Financial Accountant you’ll play a key role in supporting period-end and day-to-day finance operations, including:
✔️ Run and support period end processes with support from Central Finance Manager.
✔️ Focus on controls across the GL process and balance/site-related balance sheet reconciliations.
✔️ Support accurate completion of VAT and other statutory returns.
✔️ Process accurate reconciliation of intercompany transactions across numerous ABF businesses.
✔️ Foreign currency management, including hedge accounting.
✔️ Working capital and cash flow reporting and analysis.
✔️ Discount analysis, reporting and controls.
✔️ Further Reporting Requirements From Other Finance Teams.
✔️ Build strong relationships with Central and site-based Finance teams across ABF, in particular around Treasury and Tax.
The Right Person
We’re looking for someone enthusiastic and detail-focused along with:
✔️ Highly detail-oriented and organised, consistently meeting accounting deadlines.
✔️ Strong communicator and effective relationship builder across varied stakeholders.
✔️ Solid technical expertise with a strong understanding of controls and processes.
✔️ Compliance-focused, with clear awareness of internal and external reporting deadlines (VAT, HMRC).
✔️ Advanced Excel skills; SAP proficiency desirable.
✔️ Up-to-date knowledge of relevant accounting standards (IFRS 9, 15, 16) advantageous.
✔️ Ideally professionally qualified with 1–3 years’ PQE.
