Operational Financial Accountant
Posted 4 days ago by Cherry Professional
£65,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Brackley
Summary: The role of Operations Control and Governance Accountant is a full-time, fixed-term position based in Brackley, requiring a qualified accountant to support a finance improvement project across multiple operational sites. The position involves standardizing financial controls and governance while enhancing reporting processes within a leading UK food manufacturer. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid capacity, spending 1-2 days on-site each week. This role offers an opportunity to contribute significantly to financial governance in a dynamic environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Standardising and improving site-level financial controls and governance
- Leading the balance sheet review process across all chicken processing sites
- Producing group-wide outputs for greater financial visibility and consistency
- Creating and owning additional reporting linked to operational impacts
- Working closely with site and central teams to drive best practice
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function
Key Skills:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
- Strong financial control and governance experience, ideally in manufacturing or FMCG
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Analytical, hands-on, and comfortable working independently
- Willing to travel occasionally to other Midlands-based sites (expenses covered)
Salary (Rate): £65,000 yearly
City: Brackley
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Location: Brackley (Hybrid – 1–2 days on-site per week)
Contract: Full-time, Fixed-Term (3–6 months)
Salary: £60,000 to 65,000 per annum
Start: ASAP
Operations Control and Governance Accountant (FTC)
We’re looking for a confident and qualified accountant to join a leading UK food manufacturer on a fixed-term basis, supporting a key finance improvement project across multiple operational sites.
This full-time role will be based in Brackley (with hybrid working available), and will play a central role in embedding consistent financial control, governance, and reporting processes across the business.
What you’ll be doing:
- Standardising and improving site-level financial controls and governance
- Leading the balance sheet review process across all chicken processing sites
- Producing group-wide outputs for greater financial visibility and consistency
- Creating and owning additional reporting linked to operational impacts
- Working closely with site and central teams to drive best practice
- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function
What we’re looking for:
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA)
- Strong financial control and governance experience, ideally in manufacturing or FMCG
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
- Analytical, hands-on, and comfortable working independently
- Willing to travel occasionally to other Midlands-based sites (expenses covered)
What’s on offer:
- £60,000 to 65,000 salary (pro-rata for contract duration)
- 3–6 month fixed-term contract with potential for extension
- Full-time role with flexible hybrid working (1–2 days on-site in Brackley)
- Exposure to a major UK manufacturing group and high-impact project work
Ready to make a difference? Apply today to help shape and strengthen financial governance in a fast-paced, operationally led environment.
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