Commercial Accounts Assistant

at  apetito

Overview:
We are seeking a diligent and proactive Commercial Accounts Assistant to join our team on an 8-month fixed-term contract to cover maternity leave. The role is working 40 hours per week.
This role supports the Commercial Manager and the operational team at our warehousing and distribution center on Portbury.
Your day will be varied, including financial and operational data management, reporting, and analysis.
You’ll gain confidence using programs such as excel and SAP and enjoy working with numbers and data.
There will be a learning period before the current Trainee Commercial Accountant starts their maternity leave and a handover period at the end of the contract.
The role would be a great opportunity for someone with accounts experience looking to diversity their skills and work with a great team!
Who we are:
apetito is the UK’s leading food supplier to the health and social care sectors serving more than 1,300 care homes, health care and education settings.
Our meals are expertly crafted by our dieticians and chefs, and then frozen to lock in the goodness.
Wiltshire Farm Foods, our sister company, is the UK’s largest ready meal supplier cooking and delivering over 330 different delicious frozen ready meals across the UK.
Responsibilities:

• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports.
• Check integrity of supplier Purchase Order Request & Raise purchase orders.
• Prepare weekly company service reports for review and customer monthly reports as required.
• Provide financial and operational data to support the commercial manager and the operational team.
• Support with preparation and data input of weekly reports forecasting the monthly financial performance based on operational inputs.
• Support Commercial Manager with ad hoc projects as required.
• Participate in cross-functional projects to improve operational efficiency.
• Support the Export function of the operation.