Financial Controller - Pizza

Greencore; Holbeach CP; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days Holiday

Pension matching contributions

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a Finance Leader to partner with the General Manager and drive operational performance through robust financial insight and strong governance. You will lead the local finance team, own internal controls, and oversee budgeting, forecasting and capital investment processes to deliver value across the site.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualifications and proven experience in FMCG/food manufacturing, with excellent stakeholder management and a drive for continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA with post-qualification experience.
• Experience in operational or commercial decision support in FMCG/food manufacturing.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to lead and develop a high performing team.
• Proactive, organized and deadline-driven.
• Ability to partner and advise senior stakeholders with insights.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local finance team and drive engagement and development.
• Own the internal control environment and balance sheet integrity.
• Prepare financials for business cases and capital investments.
• Manage budgeting, forecasting and cost-control processes.
• Oversee site capital budgeting, spending and timescales.
• Drive continuous improvement in controls, efficiency and ways of working.
• Develop analytics with data team to support senior leadership decisions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Partner with the General Manager to deliver optimal operational performance across our Pizza business. Personally provide decision support to key operations stakeholders and ensure that the internal control environment is implemented in line with group policy, and lead on Finance process, governance and standardisation for all operations

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide leadership and direction to ensure that the local finance team is engaged, focused, developed and delivering to their full potential
• Take ownership of the internal control environment to ensure that identified risks are addressed, and ensure the integrity of the balance sheet through monthly detailed reviews and maintaining a detailed knowledge of balance sheet items including risks and opportunities
• Support key stakeholders to ensure optimal decisions are made with factual information. Take the lead on preparation of financials for business cases, capital investment proposals and other such activity. Own financial review to assess the delivery of initiatives
• Optimise financial performance with a particular focus on budget process and conversion reconciliation by providing support and challenge to stakeholders and budget holders. Lead the process for a robust budget and forecasting process including communication key stakeholders. Be a driver of continuous improvement e.g., through margin accretion, site conversion or net revenue management
• Owner and gatekeeper of the site capital process, including planning and prioritising future spend, maintaining an accurate view of capital cash spend phasing, risk monitoring and management, monitoring and challenge of project timescales from inception to completion, quality control for all capital proposals being issued from the site and monitoring capital spend
• Contribute to the wider finance team to ensure continuous improvement in controls, efficiency and ways of working
• Lead key projects when called upon to enable data to be understood, insight gleaned and better solution delivered
• Play a key role in driving excellence across the business, including monitoring and driving of performance
• In conjunction with the data and analytics team, develop, continually improve, own and implement advanced analytics that lead to improved insights and recommended actions for the senior leadership team to use to drive improved business performance
• Actively sponsor and commit the necessary resource and focus required to deliver our inclusion and diversity commitments, goals and targets and be a role model for inclusive leadership behaviours
• Actively sponsor and commit the necessary resource and focus required to support delivery of our sustainability commitments, goals and targets
• Actively manage organisational risk related to both Cyber Security and data, by committing the necessary focus, resource and investing in the skills and experience required to ensure compliance to relevant policies and legislation, along with taking ownership for personal and commercial data processed throughout the group

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with relevant post qualification experience
• Experience of operational or commercial decision support in a fast-paced food manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to communicate to all levels of the business
• Ability to build, lead and develop a high performing team
• Proactive, organised and able to work flexibly in order to meet deadlines and have the drive to deliver results
• Able to partner, challenge and collaborate at a senior level and provide value add insight to a team of professionals

What you'll get in return:

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• 25 days Holiday
• Competitive matched pension contributions
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

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