Financial Accountant

£48,000 - £55,000 (Depending On Experience)

BBF Limited

Blackburn (Hybrid)

The purpose of this role is to provide financial accounting expertise and ensure the organisation meets its statutory, tax and regulatory obligations. You will be responsible for delivering accurate financial reporting, cash forecasting, undertaking day-to-day banking, treasury and payroll activities, maintaining robust controls and providing clear financial insight to support effective decision-making.

The role of Financial Accountant at BBF

• Prepare annual statutory accounts, supporting schedules and audit deliverables in accordance with applicable accounting standards and filing requirements.
• Prepare, review and submit VAT returns, including reconciliations, supporting records and resolution of technical queries.
• Coordinate the preparation and submission of corporation tax and other relevant tax returns, working with advisers and maintaining supporting calculations.
• Own short- and medium-term cash forecasting, analyse variances and provide timely visibility of liquidity requirements and risks.
• Manage day-to-day banking activities, bank mandates, account administration, payment controls and bank reconciliations.
• Oversee treasury activity, including liquidity management, deposits, borrowings, interest and foreign exchange exposure, in line with approved policies.
• Oversee the end-to-end payroll process, reviewing payroll inputs, reconciliations, statutory deductions, payments and third-party submissions.
• Maintain a strong financial control environment, deliver balance sheet reconciliations and reporting, and provide leadership and technical support across the finance team.
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with up to 3 years PQE.
• Strong technical knowledge of statutory reporting, VAT, corporation tax, payroll and financial controls.
• Proven experience of cash forecasting, banking and treasury management in a complex organisation.
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to communicate financial matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Demonstrable leadership, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing deadlines while maintaining accuracy and control.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience using finance, banking and payroll systems.
  
  

Who are BBF Limited?

BBF Limited are one of the UK’s leading ambient cake and chilled dessert manufacturers of retailer own label, licensed and branded cakes, supplying recognisable major retailers across the UK and European market.

Our team of experts develop and manufacture a wide range of high-quality ambient cake products across several different categories including celebration cakes, mini rolls, mince pies, fruit pies and a wide range of chilled desserts including cheesecake, crumbles and sponge cakes. These include mince pies, celebration cakes, slab cakes, cupcakes and many more!

We are passionate about our products and aim to put the customer at the heart of everything we do.

With recent investment and acquisitions taking us to nearly 1,400 direct employees, this is an exciting time to join BBF Limited! We are continually looking to grow, but we can only do that with exceptional talent across all levels and disciplines of the business. That is where you come into it!

On top of making some delicious cakes and desserts, we do a lot of fun stuff too! Whether that be Christmas fun days, pancake-flipping competitions, Red Nose Day events or odd-sock days, you’ll be coming to work smiling.

What benefits do we offer?

Financial

• £48,000 - £55,000
• 4x Life Assurance/Death in Service Benefit
  
  

Health & Wellbeing

• 25 days holiday per annum (plus statutory holidays)
• 24/7 Access to a GP
• 24/7 Bereavement Support
  
  

Personal & Professional Development

• Dedicated in-house Learning & Development/Training team
• Online training platform with access to 100+ training courses
  
  

A few other bits

• Quarterly and Yearly BBF Star Awards – recognising those who have gone above and beyond!