Job Summary

The purpose of the role is to take responsibility for the management and leadership of the Finance team across our UK sites.

Main Duties And Responsibilities

* Managing the team, ensuring high performance and continuous improvement culture.

* Responsible for reviewing and developing solutions to maintain robust control environment including fx control, balance sheet controls

* Weekly/Monthly operational reporting, development of team KPI's

* Capital project appraisals

* Group budgeting, forecasts and business planning processes in partnership with key stakeholders within the business

* Understand and oversee the audit, statutory accounts filing and tax reporting processes

* Continually review and improve financial processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness

* Carry out all necessary actions to ensure that the company mitigates risk whilst meeting its financial and legal obligations.

* Commercial business partnering with non-finance stakeholders both internally and externally

* Provide sound financial advice to the other members of the Board, as well as Senior Managers

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

* SAP experience required

* Strategic thinking, curious, ability to implement change, and drive teams in a continuous improvement culture.

* FMCG / Manufacturing experience, ideally in the food industry

* A track-record in developing and delivering effective business partnering through provision of relevant and insightful business analysis and information to key stake-holders

* Excellent people management skills with the ability to work with cross-functional teams

* Inspirational leadership skills that drive team engagement

Qualifications

* Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA considered)

* 3+ years post qualification experience working in a business partnering role within a large corporate structure