Assistant Factory Controller

Nestlé S.A.; Halifax; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension

25 days holiday

Flexible working

Study support

Job summary

Nestlé Halifax Factory is seeking an Assistant Factory Financial Controller to provide comprehensive financial support to the factory and the Factory Financial Controller. You will drive cost improvements, forecast, and report on factory processes, contributing to robust internal controls and efficient plant performance.

The role requires a part or fully qualified accountant with manufacturing finance experience, strong costing skills, and excellent communication.

Qualifications

• Part or fully qualified accountant with breadth of finance experience in manufacturing.
• Strong costing and financial analysis capabilities with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills to influence across levels and create cross-functional relationships.
• Flexible and proactive, able to adapt in a dynamic factory environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive financial support to the factory and the Factory Financial Controller.
• Challenge assumptions and drive cost improvements through cost saving projects.
• Forecast and report on factory processes, including monthly actuals and dynamic forecasting.
• Support month-end processes with journals and reconciliations.
• Assist in budgeting and planning with standard cost development and revisions.

Skills

Accounting

Costing

Financial analysis

Communication

Education

Professional accounting qualification

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Salary circa £35,000 to £45,000 depending on experience plus potential bonus + fantastic benefits inc pension/ 25 days holiday + additional 12 days flex days, flexible working, and study support.

This is a full-time permanent opportunity, but we are always open to discuss individual’s flexible working needs so please speak to us during the recruitment process to understand what this could look like for you

Weare currently recruiting fortalented individual to joinour Finance Team as Assistant Factory Financial Controller, reporting into theFactory Financial Controlleronsite.

Nestlé Halifax Factory is home of the iconic confectionery brand Quality Street amongst other well-known brands such as After Eight, Rolo, Munchies and Matchmakers. These are produced through controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines. Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business to maximise efficiency & productivity.

Your Impact

You willbe responsible forproviding acomprehensive financial support service both to and onbehalf of the factory and the FactoryFinancial Controller. You’llplay a key part in providingvisibilityof all costing related situations associated to ourfactory processesthroughcontrolling variances anddelivering value adding insights.You’lldo this pro-actively and in line with financial legal requirements andourNestlé audit standards.

Other key responsibilities:

• Provide support on all CAPEX related activities including the validation of financials.
• Pro-actively challenge assumptions to drive cost improvements across the factory by playing an active part in cost saving improvement projects through reviewing and validating proposed and actual savings.
• Provide visibility and forecasts around all of our factory processes through analysis and reporting both on monthly actuals and for the dynamic forecasting process.
• Playing an active part in the month end process including journals and reconciliations
• Ensure costing objectives for the factory are achieved by continuously identifying and promoting cost reduction initiatives to the Factory Controller and overall management team, providing support where needed.
• Participate in business planning activities through preparing and coordinating the factory standard cost budget in conjunction with the Factory Controller. You’ll do this by developing forecasts including revisions and simulations.
• Play a key part in identifying and driving cost improvement opportunities through financial insight and internal and external benchmarking.
• Support the Factory Controller on best practice implementation in order to demonstrate robust internal controls around all assets and liabilities within the factory.
• Develop the factory’s overall understanding of financial data; including its importance whilst providing an environment for people you support to develop their financial capabilities.
• Drive, support and accelerate the factory’s NCE journey aligned to the UK&I overall NCE strategy.
• Be a custodian, ensuring compliance across all things financial for the factory.
• Deputising for the Factory Financial Controller as and when required

Your Ingredients to success

To be successful for this role you will be a part or fully qualified Accountant with, ideally a breadth of Finance experiencein a manufacturing environment already under your belt.You’llhave a strong aptitude forcreatively finding solutions to problems and suggesting new ways of working to enable the factory to compete at a higher level.

You’ll have an excellent eye for detail and understand how your decisions impact the wider business strategy. Prior costing or factory accounting experience would be an added advantage. You’ll also have great communication skills that enable you to influence across all levels whilst being able to develop positive cross business relationships. The ability to be flexible when prioritising work in an environment that is very often ambiguous is crucial and you’ll be results focused and curious in everything you do.

This really is a fantastic opportunity if you are looking for a role to continue developing your finance career in a factory that is truly leading the way.

What you need to know

At Nestlé, inclusion and diversity fuel innovation and help people thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and can provide adjustments throughout the application process.