Job Title: Assistant Financial Accountant and Administrator
Location: Hybrid - Melmerby
Contract type: Permanent
Package includes: Salary starting from £27,000 a year, plus pension contributions matched up to 10% and access to flexible benefits that support your development, wellbeing and everyday life.
AB Neo, part of AB Agri and a specialist in neonate nutrition, is seeking an organised and detail-focused individual to join our site finance team. You’ll provide active administrative and finance support, helping keep day-to-day financial processes running smoothly in an international business. This is a varied, practical role and a great opportunity to build experience within a supportive, global organisation.
What you'll be doing:
• Provide day-to-day administrative and finance support to the site finance team, ensuring accurate processing and smooth delivery of key deadlines.
• Process purchase orders (mainly indirect/service POs), match invoices and support the Goods Received Not Invoiced (GRNI) process in the ERP system.
• Support month-end close activities, including clearing accounts and routine finance tasks.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and intercompany balances at month-end, following up on discrepancies.
• Liaise with Central Finance, Procurement, Commercial, Customer Service, site teams and external suppliers to chase information, approvals and resolve queries.
What you'll bring:
• Well organised, with keen attention to detail and the ability to manage several admin and finance tasks and meet deadlines.
• Comfortable in a finance-focused admin role, including processing purchase orders, supporting GRNI, helping with clearing accounts and assisting with month-end tasks.
• Proficient using Microsoft Office, especially Excel, and keen to learn new systems and our ERP while working accurately with data and documents.
•AAT qualification or equivalent or working towards a professional accounting qualification.
Where growth meets purpose
What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.
We’re thrilled to share that AB Agri has been recognised as one of The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025. This is a proud moment for us all. It highlights the real progress we’ve made to build a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and fair for everyone. Over the last 5 years we have rebuilt our talent management practices, from inclusive hiring, to transparent pay frameworks, flexible work, and the momentum of our Employee Network Groups. Our actions are embedding inclusion at the heart of how we operate and creating a culture where people can be themselves
As a Disability Confident employer, we’re committed to ensuring our application and recruitment processes work for everyone so if you need any additional support (like alternative formats for your application, bringing a support dog to the offices, a sign language interpreter - or anything else) just let us know.