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<p><strong>Join a Fast-Growing Brand on a Mission to Make Eating Well Effortless</strong><br> <br> At <strong>PACK D</strong>, we re shaking up frozen food with one simple goal: to make eating well effortless. Our products are healthy, naturally delicious, and sustainably packaged - no waste, no fuss, just real food that fuels better living.<br> <br> We re a fast-growing scale-up stocked in major retailers and expanding fast with new channels and product launches. As we build a best-in-class finance function, we re looking for an ambitious Assistant Accountant / Junior Management Accountant to help us grow smarter and faster.<br> <br> This is your chance to get hands-on with all areas of finance in a growing FMCG scale-up where your ideas will be heard, your development supported, and your impact felt every day.<br> <br> <strong>The Role at a Glance:</strong><br> Assistant Accountant /Junior Management Accountant <br> Remote - Circa. Once per month working from the West London office in Twickenham.<br> £30,000 - £40,000 DOE<br> Plus Study Support, Flexible hours, Remote working<br> Permanent Full Time<br> <br> Company: <strong>PACK D </strong>passionately delivers straight forward (clean & natural) nutritious, sustainable sourced food with absolutely no compromises on flavour or quality.<br> Pedigree: Fast-growth with launches in Tesco, expanded lines in Sainsbury s, and new ingredient products like garlic, onion, and soffritto. Our first tube and London bus campaigns mark an exciting next stage of growth. Grocer Award for packaging.<br> Culture: Kind, friendly, enthusiastic team where everyone has a voice. <br> <br> <strong>Your Skills: </strong>Experience in transactional finance (AR, AP, Xero or similar). You love spreadsheets. Motivated to succeed. Proactive and gets things done. Retail, Wholesale, FMCG or Brand experience.<br> <br> <strong>Who we are:</strong><br> <br> At <strong>PACK D</strong>, we believe eating well should be effortless. <br> <br> Born in East London in 2014, our journey began with a simple idea: to create genuinely healthy smoothies without compromise. What started as frozen smoothie kits sold on Broadway Market has grown into a nationwide brand stocked in the UK s biggest retailers. <br> <br> <strong>What You ll Be Doing:</strong><br> <br> This isn t your average number-crunching role - reporting to the Financial Controller you ll be at the heart of PACK D s finance team, keeping things running smoothly while helping us grow smarter and faster.<br> <br> <strong>Transactional Finance</strong><br> <br> You ll own the day-to-day: invoices, bank reconciliations, and those all-important accruals and prepayments. You ll take the lead on Accounts Payable, making sure our suppliers get paid on time and everything adds up perfectly, while also driving Accounts Receivable to keep cash flowing. You ll oversee our Invoice Factoring Facility, keep on top of staff expenses and bank reconciliations, and coordinate payroll with our outsourced providers so everyone gets paid correctly and on time.<br> <br> <strong>Month-End & Reporting</strong><br> <br> When month-end rolls around, you ll be in the thick of it, supporting the preparation of management accounts, journals, and reconciliations. You ll keep the fixed asset register in check, handle VAT returns, and help us stay on top of all things compliance. Plus, you ll lend your analytical eye to cashflow forecasting and reporting, giving the business visibility on what s coming next.<br> <br> <strong>Continuous Improvement</strong><br> <br> You ll be more than just part of the process, you ll help shape it. Partnering with the finance team, you ll find ways to make systems slicker, controls stronger, and reports sharper. You ll dive into ad-hoc projects that really matter, from analysing product profitability to exploring margin performance. Every day will bring something new, and you ll play a key role in making PACK D s finance function best in class.<br> <br> <strong>About you:</strong><br> <br> • Working towards ACCA/CIMA.<br> • Proven experience in bookkeeping and month-end close - ideally within product-led, FMCG, or scale-up environments.<br> • Hands-on and detail-driven, with unwavering accuracy and ownership of the numbers.<br> • Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets, including pivot tables, lookups, and advanced formulas.<br> • Experienced in leading accounting platforms such as Xero, NetSuite, or similar systems.<br> • Curious, adaptable, and growth-minded, thriving in fast-paced, entrepreneurial settings.<br> • Must be able to meet in person in London on an adhoc basis (roughly once per month). <br> <br> <strong>What We Offer:</strong><br> <br> • £30,000 £40,000 salary, plus study support (where relevant), based on experience.<br> • Genuine progression opportunity as the finance team - and the business - continues to grow.<br> • Broad exposure across all areas of finance, from hands-on bookkeeping to strategic projects.<br> • Collaborative, fast-paced, and supportive culture where your ideas make an impact.<br> • Fully remote role (London-based preferred, but not essential).<br> • Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.<br> • 28 days holiday, plus bank holidays.<br> <br> If you re detail-driven, eager to grow, and excited to play a key role in shaping a purpose-led business, we d love to hear from you. Apply now to join the PACK D journey and help build the financial foundations of a brand making a real difference.<br> <br> <strong>Your next step towards a fulfilling finance career starts here.</strong><br> <br> Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details.<br> <br> If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.</p>

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