Vitacress
Financial Reporting Accountant
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Financial Reporting Accountant
Hours: 40 per week Working Pattern: Full-time in-office for 3-month training period, then 3 days in-office, 2 days from home Location: Vitacress Salads, St Mary Bourne, Lower Link Farm, Lower Link, Andover, Hampshire, SP11 6DB Salary: Competitive, with eligibility for incentive scheme and company pension
About the Role
Are you a part-qualified accountant ready to take responsibility for financial reporting, driving impact through clear financial insights? Do you thrive in turning complex data into actionable intelligence for non-finance teams? We’re seeking a proactive finance professional to develop processes, challenge the status quo, and grow within a supportive finance team at Vitacress Salads.
Key Responsibilities
You’ll partner with stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely, and insightful financial reporting across the business:
- Collaborate with the Financial Reporting Manager and Finance Business Partners to improve financial communication.
- Take ownership of key financial processes, with a focus on:
- Balance sheet management
- Fixed costs optimisation
- Fixed asset tracking and depreciation
- Maintain and reconcile the fixed asset register, including capitalisation, disposal tracking, and general ledger alignment.
- Support weekly and monthly reporting cycles, including:
- Forecasting
- KPI reporting
- Management account preparation
- Produce accruals, cost centre reports, and IFRS 16 lease accounting, working closely with budget owners.
- Assist with intercompany accounting, payroll validation, and month-end close activities.
- Contribute to budgeting, forecasting, statutory accounts, and year-end audits.
- Lead ad hoc finance projects and process improvement initiatives to enhance operational efficiency.
- Provide financial clarity for non-finance teams through reports and stakeholder engagement.
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What Makes a Great Fit?
Professional Background
- Part-qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, or CIMA) with a clear desire to complete your qualification.
- Proven experience in a finance function, with exposure to:
- Financial reporting
- Forecasting
- Month-end and statutory processes
Technical & Analytical Skills
- Exceptional numerical and analytical abilities.
- Advanced Excel proficiency (e.g., data modelling, pivot tables).
- Experience with ERP systems (a plus for IFS expertise).
- Understanding of accruals, fixed assets, and IFRS 16 requirements.
Reporting & Agile Mindset
- Ability to generate clear, impactful financial reports (e.g., KPIs, Capex proposals, payback analyses).
- Process review expertise—identifying inefficiencies and proposing improved workflows.
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Soft Skills
- Strong communication skills; ability to simplify financial concepts for non-technical teams.
- High attention to detail and a self-motivated, results-driven approach.
- Collaborative, team-minded attitude with a growth mindset.
Why Join Vitacress?
At Vitacress Salads, based in the picturesque setting of St Mary Bourne, we’re a UK leader in salad and watercress production, delivering farm-to-fork excellence for retailers and our own-brand products (Steve’s Leaves). Our ethos is built on:
- Authenticity—transparency in every aspect, from product to people.
- Investment in growth, whether that’s on-farm innovation, facilities, or talent.
- A supportive work culture where trust and attachment to our 'growing' values foster long-term success.
Join Vitacress, and become a trusted partner in our mission to sustain and scale the business—but do so with the same excellence and integrity that maintains our reputation for quality.
Ready to grow your career in finance while making a real impact? Apply today.
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