Brand Financial Controller

Premier Foods; St Albans; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading British food company seeks a Brand Financial Controller based in St Albans. In this hybrid role, you will partner with the Sweet Treats Brand Director to provide vital financial insights, oversee performance management, and lead key financial processes. The position offers a competitive salary, car allowance, and comprehensive benefits including private medical insurance and a robust pension scheme.

Benefits

Car allowance of £6,780 per annum

Private medical insurance

Enhanced pension scheme with life assurance

Employee assistance program

Discount platform with nationwide retailers

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with relevant certifications.
• Deep commercial finance experience in FMCG.
• Strong leadership and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial performance management for the Sweet Treats category.
• Deliver high-quality financial insight to influence decisions.
• Manage and mentor the Brand Finance team.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Finance

Analysis

Education

CIMA/ACCA/ACA/ACMA

Job description

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Brand Financial Controller

Location: St Albans, GB

Based - St Albans, AL1 2RE (hybrid)

Salary + car allowance + bonus + private medical insurance

Premier Foods' brands are leaders in their categories with high household penetration, and 84% of our total revenue comes from branded products. As our next Brand Finance Controller, you will partner with the Sweet Treats Brand Director to provide insight and value-added analysis to help lead and support decision making across the branded Sweet Treats business unit. Considered a leader within the Brand Finance team, you will support the development of members of the wider team, sharing best practice and implementing systems to ensure consistency in approach.

You will be a key part of the Sweet Treats Category Business Team (CBT) that is responsible for performance at Turnover and Gross Profit. You will be responsible for interrogating branded performance to enable robust and value-adding decision making, taking both a short and long-term view of performance drivers. You will lead and oversee the execution of key Brand Finance processes including long-term Strategic Planning, UK Branded Budget and NPD Reporting. You will also have a key part in IT automation projects improving the efficiency of the function.

What we need from you:

• Fully qualified accountant, CIMA/ACCA/ACA/ACMA
• Deep commercial finance experience from an FMCG or fast paced environment
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to challenge and influence

What you will be doing:

• Lead financial performance management for the Sweet Treats category, acting as the primary finance business partner.
• Deliver high-quality financial insight and analysis to the marketing team, influencing key decisions to drive profitable growth.
• Manage and develop direct reports, while also mentoring junior Brand Finance team members to build overall team capability
• Support core commercial processes including monthly performance reviews, innovation pipelines, forecasting/budgeting, strategic planning, and profit improvement initiatives.
• Partner with brand, commercial planning & execution (CP&E), and sales teams to evaluate innovation proposals and ensure accurate costings.
• Contribute to strategic business initiatives through financial modelling, scenario planning, and business case development.
• Have a key role in the Brand Finance transformation agenda, including AI-led automation projects focused on simplification and value creation.
• Provide financial governance and decision support on brand-led commercial projects, offering recommendations to the Executive Leadership Team.
• Lead the annual budget and long-term strategic planning processes for the Branded business, coordinating across commercial and supply chain teams.

What we offer in return

• Car allowance of £6,780 per annum
• Private medical insurance
• Enhanced pension scheme with life assurance
• Employee assistance program
• The Hamper - our discount discount platform with hundreds of nationwide retailers

A great British food company

Premier Foods is one of Britain’s biggest listed food companies, employing over4,000 colleagues at 13 manufacturingsites and offices up and down the country.

Many of our brands have been part of UK lifefor more than a century and you’ll find them in 90% of British households.

At Premier foods we believe in inclusion, authenticityandindividuality.We aim to ensure all existingand futurecolleagues are given equitable opportunities and are respected, valued and encouraged to bring their true authentic selves to workno matter who they are, what they look like, who they love or what they believe in.Our culture is one where everyone is welcome.