Record to Report Manager
Record to Report Manager – Finance Shared Services
Location – Newark, Spalding or Worksop
Monday – Friday, Hybrid working
Why Greencore
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US.
Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Why join us?
We’re proud to offer you a career with possibilities. Where you’ll be supported to work hard, aim high and bring your best to work, every day. As a valued Record To Report Team Leader, we’ll support your ambition, reward your resilience, and encourage you to rise to challenges and create a career you can be proud of too.
What you’ll be doing:
The purpose of the Record-To-Report (RTR) Manager is to lead the RTR team to manage and provide effective and efficient accounting, consolidation, closing, intercompany, reporting, and other related services in line with the relevant accounting standards and GAAP requirements. The person is also responsible for on ground adherence for SLAs and KPIs assisting Manager in key meetings, reviews, and relationship management.
The responsibilities include:
General Accounting and Reporting
• Works closely with Financial Controllers to develop a deep understanding of the business and the financial impact of accounting activities
• Manage data integrity and preparation of financial information to ensure completeness, accuracy, timeliness and accessibility
• Maintain accountability for the standard chart of accounts and preparation of account analysis /reconciliations on a timely basis
• Review and approve journal entries prepared by RTR Accountants to ensure accuracy,
proper documentation, and compliance with accounting standards
• Review and analyse financial management reports for variances in financial data, investigating significant deviations from expected results and assisting in determining the cause
• Review proposed adjustments and reclassifications to ensure proper accounting treatment and compliance with policies
• Consults with Group teams on complex or new accounting requirements
• Prepare reports relating to financial statements, balance sheets, income statement, and cash flow statements
• Provide leadership in the creation and distribution of standard GL reports to corporate and business units
Period Close
• Coordinate the periodic close of general ledger which includes maintaining the close
schedule, scheduling of subsystem feeds, making materiality decision on close entries
and communicating to customers when the periodic trial balance is finalized
• Reviews period-close reports and ensures readiness for financial close
• Review reconciliations activities completed by RTR Accountants for approval
• Review period end reports prepared by RTR Accountants to ensure information is accurate and correctly recognised
• Assist in completing period end closing processes within the specified timelines, ensuring accurate financial reporting
• Oversee the reconciliation of various accounts in line with specified Bakkavor policies
• Undertakes analytical reviews of draft results, prepares initial commentary to support the financial results
• Undertakes the timely and accurate submission of finance results and trial balance information into Group teams for group consolidation and group reporting
• Ensures required weekly and month end financial reporting (incl. overhead reporting) are completed in line stated procedures and to a high standard
• Supports resolution any queries and issues as raised by Group and/or Site Finance teams
• Participates in post-close review discussion with key FSS and Finance stakeholders to identify improvement opportunities and issues that require resolution
Cost / Inventory Accounting
Fixed Asset Accounting
Intercompany
- Including review intercompany postings completed by RTR Accountants for accuracy and proper documentation
Query Resolution
VAT/Indirect Tax Accounting and Reporting
Audit and Internal Control
Communication and Change Management
People Management
Performance Management
What we are looking for:
• Strong knowledge of financial systems and Finance processes
• Understanding of best practices and metrics for RTR
• Previous experience in working with Finance ERP systems, specifically with S/4 HANA preferred
• Professional Fully Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
• Expert knowledge of UK adopted International Accounting Standards and relevant UK GAAP requirements, stays up to date on upcoming changes and supports planning and
implementation of new requirements
• Strong track record in RTR operations in a shared services environment
• Strong leadership, guiding the RTR team by setting clear goals, motivating team members,
and fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment
We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.
If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.
What you’ll get in return
• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform
• Enhanced parental leave and menopause policies
Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on‑the‑job training and development opportunities to further your career.
Newark, GB, NG24 2ER