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Project Accountant Location: Lincolnshire / Nottinghamshire border Salary: £60,000 £65,000 (DOE) Are you a qualified accountant who thrives in change environments? Do you enjoy improving systems, automating processes and making finance more efficient? We are recruiting for a Project Accountant to join a growing organisation near the Lincolnshire / Nottinghamshire border, at a pivotal stage of transfo... ZIPC1_UKTJ

Finance Business Partner Location: Near Peterborough Salary: £50,000 – £60,000 + benefits An opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to join a well-known British manufacturing business undergoing an exciting period of transformation. This is a fantastic opportunity for a commercially minded accountant or finance analyst who wants to move beyond purely desk-based reporting and play a key role in improving operational performance. Working closely with operations and senior finance leadership, you will provide meaningful financial insight into production performance, product profitability and cost efficiency. The role offers significant exposure across the business and the chance to help shape reporting and systems as the organisation continues to modernise its finance function. The Role As Finance Business Partner, you will play a key role in supporting operational decision-making and improving financial visibility across manufacturing activities. Responsibilities will include: • Delivering monthly variance analysis down to gross margin, • Analysing product profitability and production cost performance, • Conducting deep-dive analysis on individual product builds, • Supporting manufacturing variance analysis...

Manager – Policy & Controls Location: Hybrid (1–2 days per week in Manchester or Peterborough) About the business Markerstudy Insurance Group is one of the UK's leading insurance providers, supporting millions of customers across personal and commercial lines. As the business continues to grow, there is a strong focus on enhancing financial governance, strengthening controls, and building scalable, robust frameworks across the group. The opportunity We are looking for a Policy & Controls Manager to join Group Finance, reporting to the Senior Manager for Policy & Controls. This is a high-impact role where you'll help shape and embed the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting (ICFR) framework, while supporting the development of a sustainable first-line assurance function. You'll play a key role in driving consistency, strengthening financial discipline, and ensuring a robust control environment across a complex, multi-entity organisation. What you'll be doing • Support the strategic development and rollout of the ICFR framework across key finance processes, • Lead workstreams across different business cycles and control areas, • Design and deliver a sustainable first line assurance plan, • Develop and maintain finance policies, standards, and governance frameworks, • Review and assess control design effectiveness across business processes, • Support the creation of high-quality process documentation, risk assessments, and control mapping, • Lead governance forums, committees, and control-related meetings, • Produce and present finance risk reporting to senior stakeholders, including SMF holders and Group leadership, • Partner with Finance Systems to embed control improvements across ledgers and reporting platforms, • Act as a key liaison with External Audit on internal controls, • Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent), • Experience in internal controls, ICFR, assurance, or internal audit within a regulated environment, • Strong understanding of financial control frameworks and governance, • Experience working within a large, complex organisation (insurance or financial services preferred), • Ability to review, challenge, and improve control design and effectiveness, • Confident, engaging and influencing senior stakeholders, • Experience developing or implementing an ICFR framework, • Exposure to finance risk registers and risk reporting, • Experience with policy and procedure development, • Strong process mapping skills (e.g. Visio), • Opportunity to shape and influence a group-wide financial controls framework, • High visibility role with exposure to senior leadership and key decision-makers, • Broad scope across finance, risk, governance, and transformation, • Flexible hybrid working model, • Join a growing organisation investing in strengthening its controls and governance capability JTRA1_UKTJ

Project Accountant Location: Lincolnshire / Nottinghamshire border Salary: £60,000 £65,000 (DOE) Are you a qualified accountant who thrives in change environments? Do you enjoy improving systems, automating processes and making finance more efficient? We are recruiting for a Project Accountant to join a growing organisation near the Lincolnshire / Nottinghamshire border, at a pivotal stage of transformation. This is not a traditional reporting role. Its an opportunity to play a key part in modernising finance processes, supporting ERP improvements and driving meaningful operational change. The Role As Project Accountant, you will work at the intersection of finance and systems, helping to enhance ERP functionality, reduce manual interventions and strengthen reporting processes. Youll collaborate closely with finance and operational teams to review existing workflows, redesign processes and support system enhancements. This role requires someone commercially aware, technically strong and confident in leading change initiatives. This is a highly visible position offering genuine influence within a business that is evolving and investing in its future. Key Responsibilities • Support ERP system improvements and optimisation projects, • Identify and remove...

Finance Business Partner We are currently working with a growing food manufacturing business, based in Peterborough, and our client is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to join their busy finance team. This is a key role, partnering closely with operational and commercial stakeholders to drive performance, support strategic decision making, and add real commercial value across the business. Main Responsibilities Act as a trusted advisor to the business, providing insight, challenge, and support on financial performance and decision-making. Translate strategic goals into financial plans, KPIs, and forecasts, supporting budgeting and planning. Analyse performance to identify trends, risks, and opportunities, delivering clear commentary on variances and key drivers. Build and review financial models, business cases, and investment appraisals, including scenario analysis. Produce accurate, forward looking reporting and ensure KPIs and financial data remain relevant and reliable. Collaborate with stakeholders across Finance and the wider business to improve processes, systems, and financial understanding Required Strong commercial accounting background, ideally within complex, operational environments. Experience within food manufacturing or the manufacturing sector (applications outside these sectors will not be considered). Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience. P...

The Finance Systems Accountant is responsible for supporting the implementation of Certinia and Nebulaw (Salesforce) systems. Work with Systems Implementation Manager and external consultants to resolve issues in the systems. Train finance users on systems and best practices.

A financial services company in Peterborough is seeking a Finance Systems Accountant to support the implementation of finance systems. Responsibilities include ensuring data integrity, supporting month-end processes, and collaborating with finance stakeholders to translate requirements. Ideal candid

Scope of the Role: The Peterborough Operations and UK Logistics Business Partner will be responsible for providing financial leadership and strategic partnership across McCormicks UK Manufacturing facility in Peterborough and UK Logistics operations. This includes oversight and execution of financial analysis and accounting for Manufacturing, Engineering, Planning, and Manufacturing CCI, as well as UK Outbound Freight and Distribution Centres encompassing Logistics, Planning, and Logistics CCI. The role also drives insights and reduction initiatives for Yield and SLOB, partnering closely with the Peterborough Plant Director and the UK Logistics Director to deliver financial analysis, strategic guidance, and performance improvement across the Supply Chain organization. This position plays a critical role in influencing operational decisions, identifying opportunities, setting strategies, and ensuring optimal resource allocation. Main Responsibilities: Strategic Business Partnership Partner with the Peterborough Plant Director and UK Logistics Director to define and implement strategy, driving Make cost levers to deliver high service levels at the lowest sustainable cost. Lead transformational projects and continuous improvement initiatives. Drive business development analysis and support Capex investment proposals. Partner with site leadership to deliver productivity and CCI targets, proactively promoting cost and headcount controls. Financial Management and Performance Delivery Hold full P&L accountability for Make and Deliver cost areas, supporting delivery of long-term plans, budgets, and forecasts. Partner with operational leaders to manage cost performance and achieve budget targets. Oversee LTP, budget, and forecast cycles, ensuring timely and accurate monthly accounting close and reporting. Present financial results and insights at monthly business review meetings. Evaluate cost performance, identify trends, and lead deep-dive analyses to address performance issues. Provide input and recommendations on trade-offs, budget transfers, and risk/opportunity management. Implement and maintain robust financial policies, systems, and processes. Capital Project Oversight Ensure sound business cases and financial models are developed for capital investments. Drive improvements in IRR for capital expenditure through regular post-implementation reviews. Standardization and Continuous Improvement Support harmonization and standardization initiatives aimed at reducing complexity, improving accuracy, and lowering cost. Promote a culture of continuous improvement and collaborate closely with Centres of Excellence to ensure adherence to agreed processes. Compliance and Controls Ensure effective SOX controls are maintained across operations. Work with Internal Audit and staff to enhance control efficiency, focusing on meaningful compliance measures with minimal resource consumption. Team Development and Leadership Advance t eam capabilities, career development, and service levels to the business. Foster a collaborative, high-performing work environment that strengthens communication and teamwork across functions. Candidate Profile : Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, or equivalent) with a relevant degree. Progressive experience in Supply Chain Finance within a manufacturing environment. Strong knowledge of financial accounting standards and Supply Chain processes (e.g., S&OP). Proven project management skills with experience leading cross-functional teams. Deep understanding of business processes, systems, and internal controls. Practical experience in ABC costing and cost accounting. Demonstrated success in leading teams and driving change. Strong relationship-building skills within a matrix organization. Excellent communication and negotiation skills, both written and verbal. High technical proficiency with Excel, TM1, and Business Warehouse. SAP experience across financial modules highly desirable. Agencies: McCormick as needed will work with external recruitment vendors through our Agency Portal. Unless previously contacted, McCormick does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiting agencies. McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy/ies. TPBN1_UKTJ