Finance Business Partner - Farming

Florette UK & Ireland; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Florette UK & Ireland seeks a Finance Business Partner to oversee the P&L for its farming operations based in Colchester. This role involves significant business partnering with senior leadership and a variety of analytical responsibilities, focusing on maximising profitability through effective financial management and reporting. Ideal candidates will be recently CIMA qualified with a year of experience, and must possess strong Excel skills along with an understanding of WIP accounting.

Benefits

Annual bonus eligibility

Life Assurance: 3x basic salary

Employee Assistance Programme

33 days annual leave

Training and Development courses

Qualifications

• Recently fully qualified (CIMA or equivalent) with ideally around a year of post-qualification financial work experience.
• Strongly proficient with Microsoft Excel is essential.
• A self-starting and motivated person who is happy to be the subject matter expert for Finance on site.

Responsibilities

• Full P&L ownership for the farm alongside annual budget and business plan.
• Regular business partnering with Senior Leadership.
• Support with internal controls and project optimization across sites.

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Experience in WIP Accounting

FMCG Experience

Problem Solving

Education

CIMA qualification or equivalent

Tools

PowerBI

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Wehave an exciting opportunity for a Finance Business Partner - Farming at Agrial Fresh Produce, producer of the Florette salad brand, to join our farming team in Colchester, CO7 7HG. This unique Finance Business Partner role is a fantastic position with direct responsibility of the production of AFF’s P&L and business partnering our farming operation across two growing sites and both outdoor and indoor growing fields, that is harvested all year-round.

The successful candidate will ideally be recently Qualified (CIMA or equivalent) with around a year of post-qualification work experience in a Finance function. Reporting into the Head of Business Finance, the Finance Business Partner will support our farm's operation alongside supporting the wider business finance function in its mission to maximise profitability.Experience with WIP Accounting or experience in a FMCG environment is highly preferential due to the variable nature of the farm.

Working hours:Monday to Friday, 08:30am to 17:00pm. Hybrid working of 2 days per week.

Pay:£Competitive, with annual bonus eligibility

Main Responsibilities

• Full P&L ownership for the farm alongside annual budget and the 3 year business plan, with regular analytical reports around performance.
• Regular and informed Business Partnering with Senior Leadership at the Farm, as well as the Procurement and Supply Chain Director and team at our Head Office in Lichfield.
• Enhance variance analysis with tight controls on yield, wastage, labour and other costs
• Support the Farm team with their internal controls (Database, timesheets & forecasting)
• Project support across all sites for process optimisation, continuous improvement, cost reviews, and more.
• Capex management and liaison withROI tracking being of particular importance

SkillsandExperience Required

• Recently fully qualified (CIMA or equivalent) with ideally around a year or more of post-qualification financial work experience.
• Strongly proficient with Microsoft Excel is essential. Proficiency with PowerBI is desirable
• Experience with WIP Accounting or an FMCG environment is highly desirable.
• A self-starting and motivated person who is happy to be the subject matter expert for Finance on site.
• Proven problem solver and decision maker across financial for a highly variable Farming operation
• Happy to work in an office amongst fresh growing fields, with occasional travel to Lichfield as required.

What You Will GetInReturn

A competitive salary, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:

• Life Assurance:3x your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
• Employee Assistance Programme:Providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.
• Annual leave entitlement:33 days annual leave per annum inclusive of UK Bank Holidays which increases with service, as well as an option to purchase an additional working week of holiday.
• Training and Development:Personalised induction as well as regular training and development courses and schemes.
• Benefits Platforms:Employee discount platform for multiple retailers as well as salary finance schemes for bicycles, gyms, and financial assistance.
• Other:Recognition awards, Regular Employee Engagement days, attendance incentives, an annual volunteering day, and a free staff transport service to and from site covering Lichfield, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, and Burntwood.

About Us

Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing factories within Agrial Fresh Produce, which is an autonomous part of the larger 22,000 employee strong French co-operative group, Agrial.

The business operates mainly under it's recognisable Florette salad brand and we are one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. Under the well-known Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat, fresh salad bags and bowls to some of the UK's most well-known supermarkets and retailers, as well as your favourite restaurants and fast food vendors. In total, we sell around 600,000kg of products every week - an unbe-leaf-able amount!

Agrial has operations across 18 regions, with 280 farming outlets and 5 different divisions, which comprise Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it’s not just about lettuce! As well as the 3 factories we also have a farming operation – Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.

Next Steps

It’s an exciting time to join our business as we look for new starters to join us in innovating in everything we do! We’re looking for positive and driven people to join our professional team. If you have the skills andexperiencewe are looking for, and want a fresh challenge we would love for you to join us on our journey!

Please apply directly or alternatively contactWill Kaye, Recruitment Officerfor a totally confidential discussion.

Agrial Fresh Producereservetherightto close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

VISA Sponsorship:Agrial Fresh Produce is not a licensed UK VISA sponsor, and therefore cannot employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Our recruitment process will ask you to provide evidence of your unlimited Right to Work in the UK.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer.In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Food Production

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