Assistant Financial Accountant | 6-Month Fixed-Term Contract | Hybrid Working | Leeds, Thorpe Park (LS15)
Looking to build on your finance experience? Seeking a contract role that will give you broad exposure across financial accounting, reporting, controls, budgeting and audit?
At Hain Celestial UK, we're proud to be home to some of the UK's most loved food and drink brands, including Hartley's, Linda McCartney's, Ella's Kitchen, Yorkshire Provender, Cully & Sully, New Covent Garden Soup, Robertson's and many more.
We're looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join our Group Finance team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity for a part-qualified accountant or experienced finance professional looking to broaden their experience within a fast-paced FMCG environment and gain exposure to a wide range of financial accounting activities.
Whether you're looking to build your accounting expertise, gain experience within a global branded business, or are simply seeking an exciting temporary opportunity, this role offers excellent development and hands-on exposure across financial reporting, controls, budgeting, forecasting and audit support.
Working closely with key stakeholders across the business, you'll play an important role in supporting the finance function while helping to ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial information across some of the UK's best-known grocery brands.
What You'll Be Doing
- Managing and reconciling bank accounts across multiple entities
- Preparing balance sheet reconciliations and investigating variances
- Reconciling intercompany accounts
- Supporting month-end processes, including accruals and prepayments
- Monitoring stock accounts and resolving discrepancies
- Processing journals and internal recharges
- Supporting budgeting and forecasting activities
- Maintaining capital expenditure records
- Reviewing GRNI balances and aged purchase orders
- Assisting with year-end audit requirements and internal controls
- Providing cashier support when required
- Contributing to finance projects and process improvements
About You
We're looking for someone who is organised, proactive and keen to learn.
You'll ideally have:
- Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA status, or be qualified through experience
- Previous finance or accounting experience
- Strong reconciliation and analytical skills
- Good Excel skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication and organisational abilities
- A positive, can-do attitude
Experience within FMCG, SOX compliance or US accounting standards would be beneficial, but is not essential.
What you will need for the Role:
What can we offer you?
- Competitive salary / rate of pay
- 25 days annual leave, plus 8 Bank Holiday
- Option to purchase additional annual leave
- A day off work to support our charity partners
- Flexible working options
- Pension
- Medical benefit
- And access to a HUB that offers many discounts from a range of suppliers and retailers
About The Hain Celestial Group
Hain Celestial Group is a leading health and wellness company whose purpose is to inspire healthier living for people, communities and the planet through better-for-you brands. For more than 30 years, our portfolio of beloved brands has intentionally focused on delivering nutrition and well-being that positively impacts today and tomorrow. Headquartered in Hoboken, N.J., Hain Celestial’s products across snacks, baby/kids, beverages, meal preparation, and personal care, are marketed and sold in over 75 countries around the world. Our leading brands include Garden Veggie™ snacks, Terra® chips, Garden of Eatin’® snacks, Earth’s Best® and Ella’s Kitchen® baby and kids foods, Celestial Seasonings® teas, Joya® and Natumi® plant-based beverages, Greek Gods® yogurt, Cully & Sully®, Imagine® and New Covent Garden® soups, Yves® and Linda McCartney’s® (under license) meat-free, and Alba Botanica® natural sun care, among others.
Hain Celestial U
In the UK, Hain is one of the UK's leading food companies. We create food and drink products with natural goodness at their core. We're the business behind a host of household brands - Hartley's jams and jellies, Sun-Pat peanut butters, New Covent Garden Soup Co., Linda McCartney's meat free food, and Yorkshire Provender to name a few. Nearly half of our business is private label - we create quality freshly prepared fruit and juices, desserts, soups, sweet spreads and meat free products for our retail partners.
Over our sites up and down the UK, we employ circa 1,200 people in roles within Production, Supply Chain, Product Development, Sales and Marketing, and through to our Finance, HR, IT and beyond. Each of our colleagues is vital to our continued success. That's why we target the best talent, and help to develop them through the ranks.
Our Values
Own It – I am empowered and accountable for improving Hain’s business results and impact
Win Together – I collaborate with others to grow, deliver and celebrate success.
Foster Inclusion – I create an environment where everyone feels welcome, respected and valued for their uniqueness.
Be Curious – I explore ideas & insights with a growth mindset.
Our Purpose
To inspire healthier living for people, communities & the planet through better-for-you brands
Our Mission
To build purpose-driven brands that make healthier living more attainable by empowering our people, engaging our partners, and living our lives.
If you need reasonable adjustments made to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can support you in the right way.
If Hain sounds like the company you'd like to contribute your energy and enthusiasm towards, and come on an exciting journey with us, then we can't wait to hear from you!