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ROLE: Senior Accountant
HOURS: 08:30 - 17:00 - Monday - Friday
SALARY: Competitive, dependent on experience, plus excellent company benefits
BENEFITS: Healthcare Cash Plan, 3x Salary Life Assurance, High Street Discounts, Staff Discount
BASE: Site Based - Head Office, South Normanton / Hybrid

Eurocell are a stock market listed Plc and the market leader for uPVC products within the building industry. We know that our people are our greatest asset, we are successful, dynamic, ambitious and looking for great team players to grow with us.

We are delighted to be recruiting for a Senior Accountant to support our Recycling function.

Reporting to the Head of Operational Finance, this position is an integral senior member of a team of finance professionals, responsible for all aspects of financial and management reporting for the Group’s Operational divisions, comprising the Planning, Production, Recycling and Logistics functions.

The Operations Finance team is a cornerstone of the Group’s Finance function, and a critical business partner to the Operations leadership team.

• What we offer our senior accountant:
• You will be rewarded with a very competitive basic salary
• 25 days holiday, plus statutory holidays - normally 33 days in total each year
• Free Healthcare plan for all employees
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity benefit
• Free Life Assurance Plan of 3x your Annual Salary
• Christmas shutdown
• Option to join the Eurocell Share Save Scheme at discounted rates, and share in our company success
• Company Pension Plan
• Employee discount on Eurocell products
• Discounts across many well-known online and high street retailers
• A blend of training, including e-learning and on the job training to help your career development
• Care First Employee Assistance Programme, available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for confidential support and advice, if and when you need it
• Colleague Referral Programme; we pay you for successfully referring people to join our team
• Excellent opportunities to grow with us, and progress your career

• Strong academic qualifications, with at least 3+ years experience
• CIMA / ACCA qualified accountant
• Experience of working within a manufacturing environment
• SAP/IFS system experience beneficial, particularly production and financial modules
• Ability to work well with operational staff and translate operational opportunities and issues into financial outputs
• Strong team player able to provide support to team members
• A proactive and positive approach and be able to work on own initiative
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and prioritise accordingly

• Strategic business partner to recycling management team
• P&L ownership for the recycling division, including month end reporting, annual budgets and financial forecasts
• Identify and analyse risks and opportunities to achieve annual business unit targets
• Conduct financial appraisals and corresponding cost tracking of strategic initiatives
• Develop a strong understanding of all areas of recycling – becoming a "go-to" person for both the operational team and members of finance
• Analyse performance for both internal and external stakeholders