Senior Finance Analyst

Greencore; Bourne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary and benefits

25 days holiday

Pension contributions

Share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Employee discount platform

Wellbeing centre access

Job summary

Greencore is seeking a finance analyst to drive action through robust financial analysis across multiple sites. You will focus on budgeting, forecasting, and identifying cost and margin drivers to improve performance.

Ideal candidates will be qualified accountants or working towards a qualification with strong Excel skills and excellent stakeholder communication. This role is based in the UK and involves close cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant or working towards one of ACA/ACCA/CIMA.
• Experience in food manufacturing or FMCG is preferred.
• Strong Excel and tooling for financial analysis required.

Responsibilities

• Develop and communicate KPIs to monitor cost and margin drivers.
• Ensure costings input is accurate and timely.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and multi-site improvement projects.
• Provide ad hoc financial analysis to aid decision making.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Proactive & organised

Communication

Financial analysis

Education

Qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or QBE

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Why Join Greencore?

Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, Greencore is one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

Job Description

As a vibrant and fast‑moving business, we employ over 28,000 colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Our products span every meal occasion, and in FY25 our shared passion helped deliver combined revenues of approximately £4bn. Our extensive direct‑to‑store network ensures fresh and frozen food reaches thousands of stores every day. To support this scale, we are delivering a significant transformation through our Making Business Easier (MBE) programme, and this role is a key part of making that change land successfully.

Role Purpose

To provide financial analysis and insight to support stakeholders to drive action and improve future performance. Support the process for a robust budgeting and forecasting and lead multi‑site improvement activities as required. Optimise financial performance with a particular focus on relevant key performance indicators within business specialisation.

Key Accountabilities

• Develop and communicate key performance indicators to monitor and drive positive change and expand understanding of cost or margin drivers
• Ensure input into costings is accurate and within agreed timescales
• Build cross functional relationships with key stakeholders
• Support budget and quarterly forecasts, demonstrating an understanding of the key drivers, to inform strategic decision making
• Identify, challenge, and proactively satisfy internal customer requirements to provide information, interpretation, and insight to the functional teams to promote effective delivery of commercial and operational performance
• Continuously review business practices to make recommendations for changes which will enhance cost efficiency and business improvement
• Preparation and monitoring of monthly reports and ensure queries are resolved in a timely and effective manner
• Validate and monitor excellence initiatives for monthly, quarterly, and yearly reporting
• Provide ad hoc analysis and insight to aid interpretation and decision making

What we’re looking for

• Food manufacturing or FMCG experience
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), QBE or studying towards a qualification
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to communicate to all levels of the business
• Proactive, organised, and able to work flexibly to meet deadlines and have the drive to deliver results

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