Supply Chain Management Accountant - Peterborough Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.
Job Title: Supply Chain Management Accountant Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK – Hybrid – at least one day per week in the Peterborough office Contract / Shift: Permanent, Monday to Friday 08:30 – 17:00 ARE YOU...?
A skilled finance professional with an enthusiasm for supporting business growth through financial insights?
A detail-oriented problem solver who thrives on building positive relationships and influencing decision-making?
Looking for an opportunity to work in a creative, cross-functional environment?
If so, we want to hear from you!
As a Supply Chain Management Accountant, you will be at the heart of our business, delivering impactful financial decisions across our supply chain function.
Your role will ensure finance is integrated into core operational processes and that key stakeholders have the financial insight to improve performance and cost efficiencies.
Working within a close-knit finance team, your contributions will support the overall growth and profitability of the business.
Key Responsibilities: Preparation and review of monthly P&L and balance sheet reconciliations, along with variance analysis.
Supporting the preparation of financial budgets and rolling forecasts.
Completing period end tasks, ensuring timely and accurate completion of deliverables.
Providing relevant and clear information to support operational decision-making and performance management.
Identifying and implementing opportunities to streamline reporting and financial processes.
Assisting with ad hoc analysis and supporting various supply chain projects.
Building effective working relationships with Operations, Transport, Planning, and Procurement teams.
What We're Looking For: We are not just looking for someone who wants to qualify and move on—we want a person who is committed to growing with us.
This role offers long-term career development for a candidate who is excited about adding value and is looking to build a career within our team and business.
Part Qualified or Qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA) Experience in Management Accounting within a supply chain or manufacturing environment is desirable.
Comprehensive understanding of financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting.
Advanced Excel skills and familiarity with finance systems.
Analytical mindset with a focus on problem-solving and continuous improvement.
Ability to communicate complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
Someone who is always looking for ways to add value and improve processes.
A Clear Communicator - able to present financial information concisely and effectively.
Confident to Challenge & have an ability to engage stakeholders constructively to drive better business outcomes.
Resilient and Adaptable thrives in a fast-paced environment, managing deadlines and priorities effectively.
About the Company Rewarding your passion When you join us, you'll do meaningful work and be rewarded fairly for it.
From annual salary reviews and incentive bonus, ongoing career development and enhanced family, financial and wellbeing benefits – these are just some of the ways we reward you - from day one.
About us We're AB Agri part of Associated British Foods (ABF plc) and we're passionate about feeding the world responsibly and affordably by making quality animal feed, creating nutrition and technology-based products, and offering data services for the agri-food industry.
What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that's because of great people like you.
People with different life experiences who share common values.
Together we're building a fair, innovative and inclusive culture.
As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.
Application Notes We hope you feel that AB Agri is somewhere you can thrive and so we'd love to hear from you.
We get a lot of applications for our roles and sometimes need to close the process early so register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as you can – it will only take a few minutes.
When you do, we'll ask you some equal opportunities questions just to ensure our recruitment process is inclusive – or show us areas we can improve.
This information is anonymised, separate from your application and is never seen by the hiring panel.
You can choose not to answer these questions and this won't affect your application.
Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.
Agencies and media sales AB Agri group politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales.
We don't accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.