Management Accountant - 9 month FTC

We are looking for an experienced Management Accountant to join our Finance team on an initial nine-month fixed-term contract.

Reporting to the Senior Operations Finance Business Partner, you will take ownership of management accounts, month-end reporting, budgeting and forecasting. You will work closely with operational and commercial teams to analyse performance, challenge assumptions and identify opportunities to improve profitability.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Producing management accounts, forecasts and weekly profitability reporting.
• Analysing margins, operational costs and performance against targets.
• Supporting costing, inventory accounting, stock valuation and CapEx proposals.
• Providing commercial insight around pricing, product mix, efficiencies and cost reduction.
• Managing Tesco compliance, open-book reporting, rebates and profit-share arrangements.
• Improving financial controls, processes, reporting tools and dashboards.

You will be a confident Management Accountant with experience in a manufacturing, production or operational environment. You will be comfortable working with detailed financial information and translating it into clear, practical insight for non-finance stakeholders.

You will also have:

• Strong management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and variance-analysis experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience of standard costing, inventory accounting or CapEx appraisal.
• Advanced Excel skills and strong financial-systems knowledge.
• A part-qualified or qualified accounting qualification, such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA.

Experience within fresh produce and knowledge of D365, Power BI, Power Query or SQL would be advantageous.

• Here at AMK, it is our mission to deliver the freshest and healthiest products to our customers and consumers. Based in Peterborough, AMK continues to grow year on and year and can offer a wealth of career and development opportunities at one of the area’s largest employers. 

With over 90 years committed to delivering quality fresh food at scale, AMK Peterborough, owned by the AM FRESH Group, has a sole purpose to manage the packing, warehousing and distribution of products to Tesco within the UK. We have built a new state-of-the-art chilled food facility in Peterborough which employs around 800 people operating 24 hours a day, 7 days. We are proud to have supported Tesco with their Citrus, Grape and other fresh fruit and vegetable offering for a number of years. AMK continues to expand and grow as an expert in our industry.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We value diversity and believe that a wide range of perspectives strengthens our culture, drives innovation, and helps us better serve our customers. We are dedicated to making our recruitment process accessible for everyone. If you require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please let us know, we’re happy to discuss how we can help.