Finance Manager

Costa Coffee; Whitland; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Finance Manager, where you'll drive insights and support strategic decisions across the business. This role combines financial expertise with a collaborative spirit, allowing you to influence key operational areas while working closely with senior leaders. You'll have the opportunity to develop effective reporting and analysis, ensuring stakeholders have the insights they need. With a commitment to diversity and community impact, this innovative firm offers a dynamic environment for professional growth and a chance to make a real difference in the coffee industry.

Benefits

Share Investment Plan

Smart Pension

Financial Support Fund

50% Discount in Stores

Private Medical Cover

Qualifications

• Degree in business/accounting/finance or part/newly qualified in accounting.
• Experience in financial accounting and control requirements.

Responsibilities

• Own period end reporting and commentary for key financial lines.
• Support forecasting, budgeting, and planning processes.

Skills

Financial Accounting

Analytical Skills

Excel Modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Commercial Finance

Education

Degree in Business/Accounting/Finance

ACCA/CIMA Qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

At Costa Coffee, we are what we craft. We're reimagining coffee experiences in over 50 countries and counting, as a key part of the Coca-Cola System. Whether you get your coffee in a store, from a machine, at home, or on the go - we've got you covered.

The Finance Manager is at the heart of driving powerful insights for our We're Serving platform (NSR ~£25m), leading finance activity in this dynamic and growing area of the business. Working closely with the Finance Manager - B2B, the role connects seamlessly with commercial and operational teams across UKI B2B to fuel smarter decisions and accelerate business performance.

Our teams make a difference. Whether that's working on new tech for the perfect pour, helping our teams grow, creating award-winning campaigns, crunching the numbers, or developing the latest exciting menu item; together, we stir up success.

We may be a global brand, but we haven't forgotten our roots. That's where the Costa Foundation and our fantastic community agenda come in. Whatever your role, you can help us change lives in coffee growing communities, and help your local community too.

We also want to help you grow in your career through amazing experiences, our apprenticeship scheme, and development programmes. At Costa, you can go beyond the day-to-day.

And as a Finance Manager, there's never been a better time to join.

So, why Costa?

We didn't become a global coffee brand by sitting back. When you work here, you join a community that values passion, progression and integrity, with some pretty brilliant perks to sweeten the deal:

• Own a piece of Costa's success by becoming a share owner in Coca-Cola with our Share Investment Plan (SIP)
• A smart pension that saves you money on tax and national insurance, and matches your contributions up to 10%
• The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
• 50% discount in all Costa-owned stores, and 25% off in other participating stores
• Private medical cover thanks to our Private Healthcare scheme
• And that's not all. Explore even more of our perks here: https://bit.ly/costaperks

We're passionate about being a great place to work, where you can bring your unique self into our mix. We firmly support diversity, equity and inclusion, and continue to work with our teams to shape the future of our culture and values: Disciplined to Deliver, Passion for Progress, Win with Warmth, Courage to Challenge and Trusted Team Players.

What you'll do

Being a Finance Manager is about so much more than bringing our coffee to the world. It's your chance to stir up real success - which means you'll:

• Owning period end reporting & commentary, challenging/driving insight into key financial lines & KPIs. End to end delivery of We're Serving P&L.
• Working with the Senior Leaders across Sales, Operations & Supply Chain to understand & inform drivers of operating costs within their functional areas to draw key insight and drive the business priorities.
• Support the forecasting, budgeting and planning (ABP) processes ensuring they match the requirements of the business, aligning the key stakeholders around a common view of the facts with clear communication of the risks and opportunities.
• Develop effective reporting, analysis and insights for stakeholders so that they have the information needed to manage their businesses (NSO reporting/Weekly Reporting/Campaign reporting)
• We're Serving Pricing Process - review and gain approvals for pricing updates ensuring correct Business processes are completed in a timely manner.
• Supports Sales function on new business proposals and retention plans.
• Support key projects where required such as new machine propositions (namely Podio), and system/data integrity linking in with finance transformation team.
• Improve visibility and process around key customers and rebate process

Who you are

It's your unique ingredients we're interested in:

• A degree in business / accounting / finance or someone who has part/newly qualified in an accounting qualification (ACCA / CIMA)
• Experience / understanding of financial accounting and control requirements
• Strong analytical and excel based modelling / reporting capability
• Proactive, resilient, adaptable and "can-do" team player with a drive to make a difference
• Experience in the finance team of a multi-site blue chip retailer / FMCG
• Commercial finance experience supporting an operational director or business unit
• A track record of analysis, including operational P&L line.
• A Business Partner to other functions

Location: Hybrid, London / High Wycombe

Other details

• Job Family UK_B Grade_SC
• Job Function (REQUIRED FIELD) Global Functions - Finance
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator Permanent

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