Culina Group is a leading UK 3rd party food & drinks logistics provider offering dedicated and shared user warehousing and distribution solutions.
At Culina we have a winning culture, we believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive… A place where you're valued, challenged, and inspired!
Job DescriptionWe’re looking for an experienced Record to Report (R2R) Manager to join our Finance Operations Centre in Birchwood. In this key leadership role, you’ll take ownership of the R2R function across a complex, multi-entity environment—driving accuracy, control, and continuous improvement while shaping a high-performing team.
This is more than just a reporting role. You’ll play a central part in building and evolving a modern finance function, partnering with senior stakeholders and helping to set the standard for excellence.
What you’ll be doing:
- Leading end-to-end month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes
- Ensuring balance sheet integrity and strong financial control
- Overseeing complex accounting areas and providing technical guidance (IFRS/UK GAAP)
- Managing intercompany, reporting, and statutory accounts
- Acting as a key contact for audit and senior finance stakeholders
- Coaching and developing a high-performing R2R team
- Driving process improvement, standardisation, and automation initiatives
Qualifications
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent), QBE considered.
- Significant experience in Record‑to‑Report, Financial Accounting or Controllership roles within an industry or shared services environment.
- Strong technical accounting knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
- Experience working in a multi-entity or group accounting environment
- Demonstrated ownership of month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Experience reviewing work and supervising junior finance colleagues
- Previous experience of working with SAP, S4 HANA preferable
As part of our drive to make Culina Group a great place to work. We are proud to be an inclusive and diverse organisation where we are committed to employee development and recognising success for hard working performers.
Our dedicated learning and development programmes are open to every employee to give you the opportunity to shape your own future within logistics and continue to work in an environment where team culture thrives.
Our People are the driving force behind our success, which is why we offer a wide range of benefits which include:
- Annual Leave – Competitive holiday entitlement of 25 Days plus 8 Bank Holidays
- Company Bonus – We do our best work to succeed together. When we achieve our goals you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme
- Private Medical Cover – This gives you peace of mind, you have choice, flexibility and speed of access to the most clinically appropriate care via Bupa
- Pension scheme – we want colleagues to enjoy a comfortable retirement so we offer a great contribution of 5% employee and 8% employer
- Life Assurance - x4 your annual salary
- Wellness – Via our Employee Assistance Programme we offer immediate access to a confidential telephone counselling and legal information service that operates 24 hours a days, 365 days a year
- Eye Care Vouchers – We can provide you with substantial savings with free eye tests and discounts on prescription glasses
- Reward & Recognition – We recognise that employees have gone the extra mile via Employee of the month and year, special recognition and long service awards.
- Everyday discounts - via our benefit platform you will have access to over 50 retailer discounts for everyday savings!
If you meet the requirements for the above role and are looking for your next career opportunity please apply now and become a part of our #WinningTeam!
Skills Required
- Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent; QBE considered)
- Significant experience in Record-to-Report, Financial Accounting or Controllership in industry or shared services
- Strong technical accounting knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP
- Experience working in a multi-entity or group accounting environment
- Ownership of month-end close and balance sheet reconciliations
- Experience reviewing work and supervising junior finance colleagues
- Experience with SAP / S4 HANA
What We Do
Culina Group is a market leading provider of high quality logistics services for food and drink companies in the UK and Ireland. We serve a sizeable portfolio of customers - ranging from niche operators to major multinational companies - across our vast depot network, comprised of over 100 strategically located sites. We work with over 22,000 fantastic people at peak and specialise in the development and implementation of total supply chain solutions for ambient and chilled brand manufacturers and distributors. We are totally customer focused and always seek to add real value to our clients, providing a holistic solution to meet the challenges faced by manufacturers and the changing demands of the retail sector.
