Operations Finance Manager

BrewDog; Ellon; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the craft beer industry is on the lookout for a fully qualified accountant to enhance their finance team. The successful candidate will ensure financial controls, reporting, and partner with various departments to drive performance efficiency. This role promises an engaging environment where your contributions directly impact the growth and sustainability of the business.

Benefits

Bonus Scheme

Pension enhancements up to 10%

4-week sabbatical every 5 years

Staff discount

Additional holiday day each year

Beer training support

Enhanced sick pay

Healthcare

Employee assistance programs

Qualifications

• Fully qualified accountant with relevant post-qualification experience.
• Experience in FMCG/Manufacturing industry and cost accounting.
• Advanced knowledge of brewing and distilling processes is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitoring and reporting financial performance to maximize insight.
• Supporting budgeting and forecasting with operational teams.
• Managing capital expenditures and collaborating across functions.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Business Partnering

Communication

Education

CA/CIMA/ACCA

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About Us

COMPANY SHARES | BONUS SCHEME | PENSION ENHANCEMENTS UP TO 10% | 4-WEEK SABBATICAL EVERY 5 YEARS | STAFF DISCOUNT | EXTRA HOLIDAY DAY EACH YEAR | ADDITIONAL PAY FOR EACH BEER EXAM PASSED

We love great craft beer. We want everyone to be as passionate about it as we are – and our central team are vital in this mission. Every single person in our team can shape our future for the better, whether that’s for our people, planet or our incredible beer. Because we expect great things from you, we give great things back.

HOP STOCK

We believe in sharing our success with our crew and have a unique Hop Stock benefit for our salaried team. That means you share in our success, and if we grow strongly, we win together.

BONUS SCHEME

Via BrewDog bonus scheme, our amazing crew members get rewarded when we succeed as a business. We wouldn’t be able to do it without you so it’s only right we share the success together.

PENSION ENHANCEMENT

We increase our contributions to your pension up to 10% of your salary so together we can properly invest in your future. And, since the statutory amount all businesses pay is 3%, our decision to pay above that shows we’re taking your future seriously.

4-WEEK SABBATICAL

After every 5 years here you will receive an additional 4 weeks off to spend doing whatever you want.

STAFF DISCOUNT

25% off in bars, 30% off online and 50% off BrewDog Merch to fill up your fridge and your wardrobe* (*don’t put your hoody in the fridge though)

ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY DAYS

For every full year completed up to your 5th year with us we add on one additional day’s leave above and beyond your initial entitlement. You therefore get an extra full week off at 5 years every single year onward to rest up.

BEER TRAINING

We love beer and we want you to love beer too, so we’ll support you through the internationally-recognised Cicerone qualifications, so you can love it almost as much as we do. We’ll also pay you more for each level you pass.

AND A LOT MORE

Enhanced sick pay, healthcare, life assurance, high street retail discounts, employee assistance programmes, enhanced family friendly policies around maternity and paternity leave, pawternity leave, DE+I and crew forum groups, and an allowance to quality check some beers each month! We’re focused on making sure that we, and future generations, have a planet to brew great beer on. Our industry-leading techniques help us create and deliver unique beer whilst doing our bit (and others’) for the environment.

About The Role

With a focus on cost efficiency and effectiveness across a significant cost base, this role is key in ensuring the financial controls and processes are in place; and the relevant information, performance delivery, and commentaries are insightful and delivered on time.

KEY RESULT AREA / PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Working closely with many stakeholders across Operations and Finance functions.
2. Monitor and report on financial information for the specified areas to bring insight, challenge management to maximise performance and generate added value. This includes the identification of adverse movements, concerning trends, and one-off items affecting the underlying financial performance.
3. Report into Head of Operations Finance to ensure consistent and valuable insight is provided on a timely basis.
4. Support in calculating and setting up standard COGS for Brewing and Distilling across both UK and International sites.
5. Deliver ad-hoc financial information and analysis to ensure that site performance monitoring and decision-making is of the highest standard.
6. Support in Budgeting & Forecasting – working with the FPA team to feed in required inputs from the supply chain, challenging the business on their submissions to ensure that there is a challenging yet achievable budget/forecast.
7. Help to manage working capital through evaluation and monitoring of stock controls and adjustments.
8. Review, challenge and manage capital expenditure across the operational divisions to ensure the prudent application of capital and clear reporting of CAPEX plans versus what has been delivered.
9. Work with FP&A and IT to evaluate and improve current system processes and reporting, focusing on automation of workload and reduction of time spent gathering and manipulating data that could be better spent on analysis.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS - INTERNAL/EXTERNAL

Internal

• Head of Operations Finance
• Budget holders of relevant operational departments

External

• Company Auditors

HEALTH & SAFETY

• Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines and fire regulations are strictly adhered to at all times.
• Comply with safe working practices as defined by BrewDog.
• Complete online or face-to-face training as and when required.
• Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by acts or omissions at work.

GENERAL

• Be aware of and adhere to BrewDog policies and the Workplace Code at all times.
• Take part in crew reviews throughout the year.
• Cooperate with other BrewDog departments to achieve a great experience for our customers, applicants, colleagues, and contractors.
• Attend training courses and complete online training modules as required to meet the requirements of the role.
• Take responsibility for own personal development, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills.
• Undertake any other duties as requested which are reasonably deemed to be within the scope of the role or necessary for the smooth running of the business.
• Apply the BrewDog charter and behaviours to every aspect of the role at all times.

About You

QUALIFICATIONS & SPECIFIC TRAINING

Fully qualified accountant – CA/CIMA/ACCA with appropriate post-qualification experience.

EXPERIENCE

• Significant experience of finance in an FMCG/Manufacturing industry.
• Significant experience of business partnering with operational/non-finance teams.
• Experience gained in an organization or environment with a high degree of complexity and pace.
• Experience in setting up standard cost of product manufacturing and inventory accounting.

KNOWLEDGE

• Detailed understanding of Standard Costing – including overhead allocation and recovery.
• Advanced knowledge of the brewing and distilling process.
• Understanding of beer duty and tax legislation in the UK – desirable.

SKILLS

• Highly developed in the use of Microsoft Excel.
• An experienced Business Partner able to develop relationships across a site and a wide stakeholder base.
• Highly developed communication skills.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Demonstrated ability to perform effectively under pressure and consistently meet tight deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and consistency in all tasks while identifying and correcting errors to maintain high-quality standards.
• Highly motivated self-starter who can take the initiative.
• Comfortable to challenge Management in order to maximise performance.