Business Planning & Capital Finance Manager

Pladis; Sydney; On-site; AUD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

pladis, a fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business, is seeking a finance leader to own end-to-end Supply Chain FP&A consolidation across UK&I sites and central functions. You will model, report and provide insight to support Capex and strategic investments, travelling to sites as needed and partnering with site finance and engineering teams.

You will coordinate month-end close, budgeting and forecasting, and ensure accurate statutory reporting from a Supply Chain finance

Qualifications

• Qualified or studying towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA or equivalent experience.
• Proven communication and teamwork ability with gravitas to build cross-functional relationships.
• Desire to challenge the status quo and improve processes.
• Robust financial analysis including planning and forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Lead offshore reporting team relationships and support training requirements.
• Provide monthly performance insight with site cost-base analysis and cost-base bridging.
• Drive Manufacturing & Logistics financial performance and productivity.
• Lead Capex reporting, forecasting and budgeting for UK&I regions.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Excel

PowerPoint

Challenge status quo

Education

CIMA/ ACA/ ACCA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

What will this role achieve?

You will be accountable alongside the Supply Chain Costings and Planning Controller for the consolidation of the Supply Chain financial performance and submissions to Global and UK&I FP&A. This role will consist of owning the end-to-end finance performance consolidation across the UK’s 6 manufacturing sites, logistics, and central functions! This includes Financial Modelling, Reporting, Analysis & Insight, Decision Support and Business association. The role will report directly into the Supply Chain Costings and Planning Controller and support the Supply Chain Financial Controller, Logistics Finance Manager as well as 4 regional finance managers. You will play a part all core FP&A responsibilities delivering clear and insightful data to the Supply Chain Finance Director and be a key member of the central team, supporting operational performance across the Supply Chain. Key partners include central cost centre managers, site finance teams, engineering and investments team, planning team and commercial colleagues. In addition, you will be the Capex lead for Supply Chain Finance. Meaning you will be fully accountable for all investment business cases encompassing Efficiency, Infrastructure, Compliance, HSE and Growth projects. All reporting, forecasting and budgeting responsibilities for Capex will be led by this role; including submissions for the Quarterly Capital Board to Group Supply Chain Finance. The role will require occasional travel to the manufacturing sites to both drive financial awareness and support our journey to full standardisation. This exciting role offers phenomenal career development opportunities to build a strong network across the business. Leadership and excellent communication skills are required. This role is pivotal for supporting the Supply Chain Costings and Planning Controller in driving critical focus across all areas of finance to our key business partners.

What will be your key deliverables?

People

• Lead for offshore reporting team relationship, supporting training requirements
• Support the UK&I Supply Chain Financial Controller in driving excellent clarity across all financial responsibilities
• Build excellent working relationships with your key partners

Supply Chain Reporting & Performance

• Providing monthly performance insight, including site cost base analysis, cost base bridging and cost saving validation
• Challenge and drive Manufacturing & Logistics financial performance & productivity
• Play a key part in the preparation of the annual budget and provide short term performance insight

Continues Improvement

• Drive a continuous improvement and standardisation to improve financial reporting, insight, and processes within Supply Chain finance

General

• Point of contact for all relevant business, system / IT projects

Financial Responsibilities

• Lead the month-end and year-end close process
• Co-ordinate the preparation of the budget and financial forecasts and report variances
• Navigate your key partners through the business goals and commitments to budget
• Play an important role in the statutory reporting and disclosure process from a Supply Chain Finance perspective.
• Ensure clarity and visibility over financial transactions and financial reporting

Capex

• Responsible for Reporting, Forecasting and Budgeting our Capex Spend in UK&I Region
• Business Partner Supply Chain Director and Project Engineering Director on Strategic Projects through inception, implementation and tracking of performance
• Lead Business Cases on Efficiency, Infrastructure, Compliance, HSE and Growth Business Cases . The latter requiring close collaboration with the Commercial and commercial Finance teams
• Issue Weekly Updates of Capex Spend
• Ownership of Capex Forecast LE for quarterly Capital Board with alignment of senior stakeholders beforehand

What do you need for this role?

Essential

• Qualified or studying towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA or equivalent experience
• Able to demonstrate a proven communication and teamwork ability, with the gravitas to build solid, successful working relationships cross functionally
• The desire to challenge the status quo
• Track record of providing robust and insightful financial analysis, including planning and forecasting
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Power point

Desirable

• Knowledge of SAP processes or other relevant systems and ability to get up to speed quickly on relevant systems
• Proven FMCG & costing experience is desirable
• Food and drink experience are beneficial

Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe - and this diversity is our great strength. We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.