Factory Finance Manager

Pasta Evangelists; Acton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fresh pasta brand in North Acton is seeking a Factory Finance Manager responsible for financial control in the factory. This role involves financial reporting, product costing, and business partnering with various teams. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills and experience in a manufacturing environment. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including discounts at the company restaurant and regular team socials.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discount at restaurant

Regular team socials

Free products

Referral bonus scheme

Cycle to work scheme

25 days of paid annual leave

Qualifications

• 3 years+ of experience in manufacturing finance.
• Strong emphasis on accuracy and quality.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Perform monthly closure, forecast and budget processes.
• Maintain and develop product costing model.
• Control and improve internal controls for factory.

Skills

Practical manufacturing finance experience

Food production experience

Strong Excel skills

Oral and written communication skills

Education

Qualified/part qualified accountant

Tools

Xero

Inventory management system

Job description

Factory Finance Manager

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Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: CPU - North Acton

Reporting To: Head of Finance

Description

Pasta Evangelists has built the largest fresh pasta factory in the UK in North Acton.

Our Factory Finance Manager is responsible for Financial Control in our factory. The role also includes acting as Finance Business Partner for our teams which are based at the factory: Production, Procurement/ Supply Chain, Engineering and Quality & Safety. You will join a high-growth food brand disrupting the market, with real operational complexity and creative freedom.

What you'll do at Pasta Evangelists:

Financial Reporting

• Perform monthly closure, forecast and budget processes following corporate guidelines and timing.
• Weekly reporting of all profit and loss for the factory.

Product Costing

• Maintain and develop the product costing model, which needs to combine the governance of the process and the flexibility needed due to the features and size of the business.
• Validate monthly product costing.
• Communicate and explain costing variances to stakeholders.
• Play an essential role in the implementation of new IT systems for inventory management.

Business Partnering

• Act as a connection between factory and head office, providing analysis with full visibility on all the levers of the COGS.
• Enforce and improve factory internal controls to be fit for our next phase of growth.
• Control/validate savings projects.
• Validate profit improvement projects.

Capital Expenditure

• Maintain factory fixed asset register.
• Run business cases and financial analysis to evaluate factory Capex initiatives.

Who you are:

• Qualified/part qualified accountant with 3 years+ practical manufacturing finance experience
• Previous food production experience skills are key
• Strong Excel skills
• A strong emphasis on accuracy and quality
• Ability to multitask and to coordinate a series of different jobs concurrently
• Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Competent oral and written communication skills, with ability to evaluate queries and advise the teams in a timely and professional manner
• Previous use of Xero and an inventory management system is preferable
• ... A pasta lover!

What we can offer:

• Competitive salary to attract best talent
• Join a dynamic, fast-moving & diverse team
• Discount at our counter and restaurant in Harrods
• Regular team socials and pasta tastings
• Free Pasta Evangelists products
• Referral bonus Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days of paid annual leave (plus bank holidays)