Graduate Commercial Accountant (CIMA)
2015-08-03 19:10:14
2015-08-16 00:00:00
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- £21k
- 16th Aug ’15
- Closed
Our client is a leading international food manufacturing company specialising in fresh prepared foods and produce. They supply to all the major retailers and have around 20,000 employees.
An opportunity has arisen to join the company as a Trainee Commercial Accountant. This role will see the incumbent work closely with the product development team and be exposed to the costing processes and financial elements that need to be worked through when bringing a new product to the market. This exciting and varied role will also offer the opportunity to study towards CIMA.
Working directly with the Senior Commercial Accountant, you will be involved in analysis connected to product costing and also take responsibility for the costing process for both new and existing products. In addition you will assist with day to day management accounting responsibilities.
Due to the costing process it is essential that you are experienced with Microsoft Excel and are comfortable creating models using Excel.
We are looking for candidates from a Business and Finance background. It is essential that you have an understanding of costing, profit and loss and financial statement analysis. In addition candidates should have:
- Achieved a 2:1 level in their undergraduate degree
- A strong academic performance at GCSE and A-level or equivalent
- Clear and confident communication skills (both written and verbal)
- Flexibility in their approach with the ability to work on multiple projects
- A demonstrable interest in learning more about the food industry
- Passion for problem solving
- Good knowledge of the MS Office suite including Excel, Word and PowerPoint