Management Accountant

Northampton Business Directory; Crick; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent Pet Nutrition Company located in Crick is seeking a Management Accountant for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role involves ensuring timely and accurate month-end reporting, supporting the financial team, and driving automation within the accounts. Candidates should possess an ACA, ACCA, or CIMA qualification along with strong communication and technical proficiency. Benefits include a competitive salary, flexible working conditions, and various employee perks. This is an excellent opportunity to excel in a vibrant, fast-paced environment.

Benefits

10% annual company bonus scheme

25 days + Bank Holidays

Medicash Plan

Enhanced maternity/paternity benefits

Free parking

Subsidised canteen

Flexible benefits across health and lifestyle

Discounted pet food

Qualifications

• Must have ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification.
• Demonstrate technical proficiency in financial reporting.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Part of the management accounts team for accurate month-end reporting.
• Deliver to the external audit team including year-end disclosure.
• Drive automation and improvements in the accounting function.

Skills

Technical proficiency

Strong communication skills

Strong organisation and planning skills

Customer service focus

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Job description

Management Accountant - 6 months fixed term contract - 3 days in office 2 days remote - Crick

We’re excited to be recruiting for a Management Accountant to join our team on a 6 months basis to support during a project.

The Management Accountant role is to be part of the team that takes responsibility for INSPIRED Management Accounts focusing on stakeholder delivery, timeliness accuracy, integrity, understanding of performance and continuous improvement.

About us

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is an innovative, well-established, and award‑winning pet food manufacturer employing over 1,200 colleagues across the UK and Europe. Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butcher’s, Classic, Pro‑Nutrition, and Ultra Premium Direct, along with a number of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel, and Crick produce a wide range of dry, wet, and baked foods enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world. Our ambition is simple: to become a global leader in pet nutrition.

Our Purpose: To create happiness

We’re on a mission to set a new standard of workplace happiness within the pet nutrition industry—one that looks like no other and feels like no other. Our culture is built on INSPIRED's unique behaviours and colleague experience, creating an environment that excites, empowers, and puts people and pets at the heart of everything we do.

Responsibilities

• Be part of the management accounts team responsible for delivery of accurate and timely month end reporting for IPN. Liaise with site business partners to ensure delivered results correspond with wider site and operational understanding. Ensure balance sheet control and reconciliation. Assist in the production of primary financial statements, using the agreed template, to submit to Group within agreed timeframe.
• Delivery to the external audit team including year end disclosure packs and management accounts analysis for tax purposes.
• Help drive automation and technological development of the general ledger and management accounts function, spot opportunities for continuous improvement and help deliver on improvements for the benefit of the wider team.
• Deliver monthly capital accounting, reporting and tracking vs. business case, budget and forecast.
• Support members of the wider finance team with management accounts information necessary for them to deliver in line with their roles.
• Take responsibility for completion of other deliverables that require management accounts information i.e. National Statistics returns.
• Assistance with other ad hoc tasks and projects as necessary.

About you

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification
• Able to demonstrate technical proficiency
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment desirable but not essential
• Strong communication skills
• Strong organisation and planning skills
• Strong concept of customer service
• Flexible and able to deliver to deadline
• Demonstrates attention to detail and processes with accuracy, but able to see the high level view
• Positive approach to work and problem solving
• Very good excel skills
• While the business supports some hybrid working, has the vision to appreciate that teams and critical workloads/deadlines are managed, supported and developed most effectively face to face
• Can self‑motivate and wants to develop and succeed in an agile, fast paced private equity environment

Whats on offer

• Location: Crick, Northamptonshire (Hybrid 3 days in the office)
• Salary: Competitive
• 10% annual company bonus scheme
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week – Monday to Friday
• Pension: Employee contributions 3% / Employer contribution 8% (salary sacrifice company pension scheme)
• Holidays: 25 days + Bank Holidays
• Medicash Plan
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/pawternity/bereavement/pawreavement
• Other Benefits: Free parking, tasty treats, electric charging, bring your dog to work, subsidised canteen & free hot drinks
• Choice of a series of non‑contractual flexible benefits across health, wealth and lifestyle – including cycle to work, workplace nurseries and dental insurance.
• Heavily discounted pet food.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the colleagues and communities we serve. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at work.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We make hiring decisions based on talent, potential and the experience you bring.

We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, ensuring equitable access and opportunity for all. If you need any adjustments or support to take part in our recruitment process, please let us know by emailing (email address removed).