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Assistant Financial Accountant


Location: 

Peterborough, GB, PE7 8QJ

Category:  Corporate Functions
Date:  17 Mar 2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salary

 

Range £31,840 to £38,957 

 

 

Job Purpose

 

The Assistant Financial Accountant Controls and Compliance is responsible for intercompany accounting, fixed asset reporting, compliance collation and reporting and providing general support to the Controls & Compliance team.

 

 

Core Accountabilities

 

  • Processing and reconciliation of all intercompany transactions, cleardowns and confirmations and resolution of queries as required
  • Managing head office asset capitalisations and company car transactions and governance along with annual verification
  • Completing period balance sheet reconciliations including GRNI with aging analysis
  • Responsible for administration and control of company credit cards
  • Ownership and maintenance of DLA
  • Administration for Barclays bank
  • JDE system reviews for finance including component review and role review and integrity checks
  • Periodic collation and reporting of compliance training statistics including following up on any non-completion
  • Preparation and submission of National Statistics Returns
  • Provide cover for other members of Controls & Compliance team

 

 

Skills, Knowledge & Competencies

 

  • Basic accounting qualification
  • Minimum of 5 GCSEs grade 5 and above or A-C
  • Intermediate level for Microsoft packages (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook)
  • Understands the importance of safe working within job/function/team
  • Experience of JDE system desirable
  • Experience of working within a Finance department within an administrative role
  • Experience of handling confidential information
  • Familiar with continuous improvement and introducing process improvements into a business desirable

 

 

We are committed to creating an environment where all our people are treated with respect and given the opportunities to succeed. We want British Sugar to be a great, inclusive place to work for everyone.

 

A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:

We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!

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