Junior Financial Accountant

ASR Group is the world’s largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In the European Union, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England, Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The company’s brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino®, C&H®, Redpath®, Tate & Lyle®, Lyle’s® and Sidul®.

ROLE / SCOPE

• Responsible for all reporting and analysis for Fixed Assets, Intercompany and the Kentships division (sundry income and expenses related to vessels) including monthly management accounts, statutory accounts, budgets and forecasts
• To grow with the organisation and continuously improve the tools and processes in use
• To assist with the production of powerful analytical information to enable better strategic decisions
• Build and maintain models and dashboards within the business’ integrated planning tool, Anaplan
• People development is one of our company’s core cultural pillars. This role will benefit from sponsorship for of a professional qualification such as CIMA, ACCA or ACA
• After 18-24 months in role there will be opportunities to broaden experience by rotating into other roles within finance, for example Commercial Finance, FP&A or partnering with the Trading desk (who manage the business’ exposure to commodity and currency risks) as interest/opportunity dictates
• This role will be based at Thames Refinery in East London, where Finance and Project Engineering are located. Flexible/remote working maximum of 3 days a week

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND KEY DELIVERABLES

• On a day-to-day basis the role will include a mix of responsibilities which will expand as the candidate develops
• A key focus will be partnering with Project Engineering to ensure that all appropriate costs are capitalized across the business’ numerous Capital projects, assisting with budgets / forecasts and being the subject matter expert on IAS 16
• Regular tasks will include maintaining the fixed asset register, calculating accruals and prepayments, preparing reconciliations and posting monthly journals
• The candidate will also need to qualify as an Anaplan model builder and help maintain, improve and expand our existing Anaplan models and dashboards in order to provide high quality, timely information to drive business strategy

REQUIRED CAPABILITIES

• To be intellectually curious with a continuous improvement mindset to identify, own and fix issues as they arise
• A willingness to learn about the business, leaving your desk and spending time with other departments
• To be highly analytical with an ability to draw insight from large data sets
• To be an excellent communicator, able to engage and influence stakeholders
• To be self-motivated, organized and capable of managing multiple activities simultaneously
• Strong Excel / Power BI skills – beneficial. A willingness to learn – essential

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s degree (minimum 2:1) OR part-qualified in CIMA, ACCA or ACA
• Experience working in a Finance department beneficial

At Tate & Lyle Sugars, the group's values are the cornerstone of our success.

Leadership - our goal is to be the leader in every arena in which we compete. Teamwork - our strength is magnified when we work together. Integrity - honesty and trust are the foundation of our success.Service - we know that the people and communities in which we operate are crucial partners to our success. Sustainability - the member companies of ASR Group are committed to sustainable agricultural and business practices.