Senior Finance Officer

Company

FGS Ingredients Limited

Location

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Posted At

9/11/2025

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Description

We are a family-owned FMCG manufacturing company in Leicester seeking a Senior Finance Officer to join our expanding team. Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, you will manage daily financial operations, maintain accurate financial transactions in Sage 50 up to trial balance, and produce weekly financial KPIs.

This is a fast-paced environment, and you will need to be hands on in your approach and experienced enough to work on your own initiative. This is a great opportunity to add value and make a difference to the business and grow with the organisation.

£38,000 - £45,000 FTE
Working hours full-time Monday to Friday 9am-5pm OR part-time 5/6 hours per day across 5 days
20 days holiday plus bank holidays FTE
Statutory pension
On-site parking

Responsibilities

. Maintain Sage 50 to ensure accurate and timely trial balance reporting

Produce weekly financial KPIs and dashboards
Analyse sales and purchase data by product, quantity, and price
Ensure compliance with UK GAAP in all transactional reporting
Monitor customer insurance compliance
Prepare draft VAT returns for review and submission
Post monthly journals including stock and freight cost allocations
Reconcile stock holdings and associated costs
Prepare comprehensive month-end accounts files with full traceability
Complete monthly ONS surveys
Manage credit control team and prioritisation of tasks
Communicate with suppliers regarding invoices, payments, and credit notes
Manage sales and purchase ledger
Post and reconcile Amazon charges and ledgers
Perform bank reconciliations including record and reconcile foreign exchange transactions
Prepare draft payment runs

Qualifications

CIMA, AAT or QBE
Experience of imports and recording and reconciling foreign exchange transactions desirable
Experience of margin analysis, cost /sales desirable
Experience of working within FMCG
Strong working knowledge of Excel and Sage 50
Confident in dealing with Directors and stakeholders in the business
Strategic thinker and demonstrates a growth mindset and an interest in seeing the role and business develop