Regional Finance Manager – Wholesale Markets Southwest

Dole UK Ltd; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the fresh produce sector is seeking a Regional Finance Manager for their Wholesale division, based in the Southwest region. This role involves substantial travel and responsibility for financial management, forecasting, and compliance across multiple branches. The successful candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong analytical skills and a proven ability to work collaboratively in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates results-driven ownership and a can-do attitude.
• Ability to influence non-Finance colleagues and drive improvements.
• Experience in FMCG manufacturing management accounting.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounting, forecasting, and analysis for Wholesale Markets.
• Provide timely financial information and analysis to stakeholders.
• Monitor performance, profitability, and ensure strong financial controls.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Time Management

Change Management

Process Improvement

Education

Qualified Accountant, ideally CIMA

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

POSITION TITLE: Regional Finance Manager – Wholesale

LOCATION: Home based with regular travel – Southwest region (Bristol, Cardiff & Southampton)

REPORTS TO: Head of Finance – Wholesale

ABOUT THE ROLE

Responsibility for management accounting, forecasting, commercial analysis, and decision support relating to the

Dole Wholesale Markets branches within the region.

Working closely with the Branch Managers, Regional Directors, and Head of Finance to maximise the commercial

opportunities and identify risks and opportunities within the region.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Proactive Finance Business Partner providing support, challenge and insight to the Branch Managers and Regional Directors

• To deliver timely, accurate & relevant financial information & analysis to key stakeholders including:

• Monthly and quarterly forecasts

• Annual budgets

• Variance analysis

• KPI’s

• Ad-hoc analysis to drive business performance

• Identifying risks and opportunities to enable delivery of the targets

• Develop, rigorously challenge, and question the budget/forecast assumptions and KPIs

• Provision of the Monthly Review Packs and participation in the Monthly Branch Review Meeting

• Identify and explain business performance variances and recommendations for improvements

• Consignment reconciliation, analysis, and challenge

• Margin management through analysis and challenge

• Develop and understand distribution cost reporting & KPI’s

• Benchmarking performance across locations

• Monitor new business performance and profitability

• Monthly accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reconciliations

• Attend monthly stock takes

• Maintain strong financial controls across all areas

Support the Head of Finance as required through analysis and project activity

COMPLIANCE

• Working in accordance with SOX internal control framework to minimise risk and ensure transparency
• Ensure that all company policies and statutory requirements are adhered to
• Liaise with internal and external auditors
• Ensuring tasks are evidenced and saved in accordance with delegation of authority matrix in timely manner
• Ensure segregation of duties within branches are aligned with control framework

EXPERIENCE

• Flexible team player who can help change behaviour both by compelling nature of analysis and by working closely with colleagues to drive improvements
• Demonstrates a sense of personal ownership, is results driven and has a ‘can do’ attitude
• Enthusiasm and tenacity to strive for continuous improvement
• Ability to adapt quickly in changing environments
• The ability to prioritise and effectively manage time
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of the business cross functionally.
• Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Comfortable being the only Finance person within the region
• Management accounting in an FMCG manufacturing environment
• Good communication skills and ability to build strong business relationships
• Experience of influencing non-Finance colleagues
• Demonstrable experience of process improvement and stakeholder management
• Ability to use own initiative and to adapt to changes in the industry
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• Experience in the fresh produce industry
• Multi-site experience

QUALIFICATIONS

• Qualified Accountant, ideally CIMA