Management Accountant
- Recruiter
- Haygrove Ltd
- Location
- Herefordshire
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Posted
- 02 Mar 2021
- Closes
- 10 Mar 2021
- Job Title
- Management Accountant
- Category
- Consumer products / FMCG
- Experience Levels
- Newly Qualified
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The Industry- Berries and Cherries
Fresh berry sales are now bigger than potatoes, lettuce, apples and oranges in the UK, USA and EU. In the UK, consumption is growing faster than any other food category increasing by 137% since 2007, UK sales of strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and blueberries have outstripped the 49% increase in general fruit consumption over the same period; yet remarkably berries now make up only 22% of all fruit sold in the UK. There will be phenomenal growth in berries for the rest of our lives.
The Business- Haygrove
Founded in 1988 by the Chairman, Angus Davison, Haygrove is a profitable £100m+ business with cherry and berry farming enterprises in the UK, South Africa, China and Portugal. The business also has 'Growing Systems' equipment sale subsidiaries in Germany, USA, Mexico, South Africa , Poland, China and further afield, with sales in over 40 countries.
Listed in 2011 as in the ‘Fastest 500’ companies in the EU in terms of growing employment; in 2012 in the Sunday Times ‘Fastest growing in international sales in the UK’; and in 2017 as Herefordshire and Worcestershire's 'Exporter of the Year'; this medium-sized practical business is exciting, complex, and in a fast fresh industry. Growing at 20-30% pa and with international breadth, opportunity in Haygrove is never scarce. It is more likely you will be stretched than bored.
Haygrove selects its people carefully, and works hard to shape roles to individual talents, whilst always living the company values. The business defines success in human terms, constantly seeking to “create opportunities for great people, particularly those who have drawn the short straw” , and measuring its’ results across three bottom lines: People, Profit and Planet.
The Role
Key Areas
- Prepare monthly Management Accounts
- Provide a narrative to link financial outcomes to operational activities making recommendations for change as required
- Monitor cash flow
- Develop reporting as requested or as required to improve the financial position for the business
- Maintain good relationships with the UK and overseas Management Teams
- Provide accounting support and reporting for UK Growing.
Management Accounts – Overseas Subsidiary
- Produce Monthly Management Accounts to agreed timetable (to include forecasts, cash and KPIs).
- Monthly analysis and processing as required for the completion of the accounts
- Ensure that accounting records are maintained consistent with Haygrove Policies and local legislation
- Prepare the month end and year end files to ensure adequate company financial records
- Prepare balance sheet and bank account reconciliations
- Distribute specific reports to Managers with appropriate commentary and recommendations for change
- Assist Managers with the understanding of the management reports
- Monitor cash flow weekly through short term modelling accompanied by the preparation of a long term model on a monthly basis.
- Ad hoc involvement in business development
- Coordinate and Assist Managers in preparation of annual budget
UK Growing – Management Account reporting
- Weekly reporting of fruit Sales, Navision importing and heating report.
- Haulage invoicing
- Solar PV reading and invoicing
- Reporting of total field split
- Fertiliser stock reporting and crop valuation analysis
- 2BL reporting
- Fruit stand processes and management accounting. In Addition:
- To suggest and implement improvements in the processes underpinning the preparation of the Management Accounts.
- To support the implementation of systems
- Ad hoc reporting as required including financial modelling and analysis