Finance Manager - Operations

Trinity House Group; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity House Group is seeking a commercially minded Commercial Finance Manager - Operations to partner with the Operations Director and leadership across multiple sites. You'll own financial performance analysis, governance and challenge to drive profitability, not a back office role.

The role covers building business cases, capital expenditure proposals, budgeting, rolling forecasts, and monthly reporting, with national travel and collaboration with the Management Accounts team.

Qualifications

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA, or equivalent experience.
• Experience in fast-paced FMCG, foodservice, distribution or logistics.
• Strong background in management accounts and commercial finance.
• Proven ability to build business cases and capital proposals.
• Comfortable working across multiple sites with national travel.
• Strong Excel skills; Power BI experience is a plus.
• Effective communication and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Operations Director to translate financial performance into actionable insight.
• Own weekly, monthly, and quarterly reporting, KPIs and variance analysis.
• Lead annual budgets and rolling forecasts with operational stakeholders.
• Build business cases and capex proposals to support investments.
• Own P&L for operational sites and collaborate with Management Accounts.
• Support external audits and contribute to statutory accounts.
• Identify cost efficiencies and process improvements to boost profitability.

Skills

Accounting qualifications

FMCG/foodservice experience

Management accounting

Business partnering

Advanced Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder management

Cross-site travel

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

• Commercial Finance Manager
• Building business cases and capital expenditure
• Process improvements that drive profitability

A well-established, high-growth foodservice and distribution business is looking for a commercially minded Finance Manager - Operations to business partner their Operations Director and leadership team across multiple sites.

This is a genuinely commercial finance role, not a back office one. You'll be the key link between Operations and Finance, providing the analysis, governance and challenge that drives performance across the business.

What you'll be doing:

• Business partnering the Operations Director and senior operational team, translating financial performance into commercial insight they can act on
• Owning weekly, monthly and quarterly reporting, KPIs, variance analysis and commentary
• Leading annual budgets and rolling forecasts, working closely with operational stakeholders to secure buy in
• Building business cases and capital expenditure proposals to support investment decisions
• Taking ownership of the P&L for operational sites, working closely with the Management Accounts team
• Supporting the external audit process and contributing to the statutory accounts
• Identifying cost efficiencies and process improvements that drive profitability

What we're looking for:

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA or CIMA (or qualified by experience in a similar role)
• Experience in a fast-paced FMCG, foodservice, distribution or logistics environment
• Strong background in management accounts and commercial finance
• Confident building business cases and capital proposals
• Comfortable working across multiple sites, with national travel as part of the role
• Strong Excel skills; experience with reporting tools such as Power BI is a plus
• A natural communicator who can build relationships and influence at all levels

This is a great opportunity for a qualified or experienced finance professional who wants genuine commercial exposure and a seat at the table with operational leadership.