Assistant Financial Accountant Administrator

ABN; Melmerby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in nutrition is looking for an Assistant Financial Accountant and Administrator based in Melmerby. This hybrid role involves providing crucial finance support, processing orders, and managing accounts. Ideal candidates will be well-organized with a keen attention to detail, comfortable in finance-focused tasks, and ideally hold an AAT qualification or are working towards one. Join a supportive team that values your growth and makes a difference in the industry.

Benefits

Pension contributions matched up to 10%

Access to flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Organised with keen attention to detail for managing finance tasks.
• Experience with processing purchase orders and finance administration.
• Ability to learn new systems while working accurately with data.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day administrative and finance support to the site finance team.
• Process purchase orders and support the GRNI process in the ERP system.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and follow up on discrepancies.

Skills

Well organized

Attention to detail

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Knowledge of finance processes

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Job Title

Assistant Financial Accountant and Administrator

Location

Hybrid - Melmerby

Contract Type

Permanent

Package

Salary starting from £27,000 a year, plus pension contributions matched up to 10% and access to flexible benefits that support your development, wellbeing and everyday life.

AB Neo, part of AB Agri and a specialist in neonate nutrition, is seeking an organised and detail‑focused individual to join our site finance team. You’ll provide active administrative and finance support, helping keep day‑to‑day financial processes running smoothly in an international business. This is a varied, practical role and a great opportunity to build experience within a supportive, global organisation.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Provide day‑to‑day administrative and finance support to the site finance team, ensuring accurate processing and smooth delivery of key deadlines.
• Process purchase orders (mainly indirect/service POs), match invoices and support the Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI) process in the ERP system.
• Support month‑end close activities, including clearing accounts and routine finance tasks.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and intercompany balances at month‑end, following up on discrepancies.
• Liaise with Central Finance, Procurement, Commercial, Customer Service, site teams and external suppliers to chase information, approvals and resolve queries.

What You’ll Bring

• Well organised, with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage several admin and finance tasks and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable in a finance‑focused admin role, including processing purchase orders, supporting GRNI, helping with clearing accounts and assisting with month‑end tasks.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and keen to learn new systems and our ERP while working accurately with data and documents.
• AAT qualification or equivalent or working towards a professional accounting qualification.

Growth & Purpose

What sets us apart is how we delight our customers – and that’s because of great people like you. We share common values, collaborate, and encourage trying new ideas. We also nourish your individual journey so everyone can feel proud of the difference they make.

Diversity, Equality & Inclusion

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone. If you need additional support – such as alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign‑language interpreter, or anything else – just let us know.

About the Company

AB Neo brings together the expertise of four successful companies to revolutionise nutrition for all neonates. We produce affordable, high‑quality, and responsible food for the growing global population. As part of AB Agri, the agricultural division of Associated British Foods (ABF plc), we feed the world responsibly and affordably by creating quality animal feed, nutrition, and technology‑based products, and offering data services for the agri‑food industry.

Application Notes

We hope you feel that AB Agri is a place you can thrive. If you’re interested, register your details and upload your CV via our careers website as soon as possible – it will only take a few minutes. Apply today or contact our recruitment team for more information.