Senior Finance Analyst

Greencore Group; Northampton; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 60.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Competitive salary package

25 days holiday

Company pension contributions

Employee share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Greencore discount platform

Wellbeing Centre access

Descripción de la vacante

Greencore Group in Northampton is seeking a Finance Analyst to provide financial analysis and insight to support budgeting, forecasting and multi-site improvement activities. You will optimise financial performance with a focus on KPIs within our manufacturing division.

The role requires qualified accounting credentials (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or working towards, with manufacturing or logistics finance experience and strong Excel skills.

Formación

• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills.
• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), QBE or studying towards a qualification.
• Finance experience in manufacturing, logistics or similar industry.
• Excellent interpersonal skills across levels of the business.
• Proactive, organised and deadline-driven.

Responsabilidades

• Ensure weekly flash, weekly P&L, and month-end close reporting is completed accurately and on time.
• Develop and communicate KPIs to monitor cost and margin drivers.
• Ensure costings inputs are accurate and timely.
• Build cross-functional relationships with key stakeholders.
• Support budget and quarterly forecasts with understanding of key drivers.
• Provide information, interpretation and insight to functional teams for commercial and operational performance.
• Review business practices to identify cost efficiency improvements.
• Prepare and monitor monthly reports and resolve queries promptly.
• Validate and track excellence initiatives for monthly, quarterly and yearly reporting.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to aid decision making.

Conocimientos

Excel

Educación

ACA / ACCA / CIMA

Descripción del empleo

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.

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

• Ensure financial reporting including weekly flash, weekly profit and loss, and month end close are completed accurately and within agreed timescales
• 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 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

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA), QBE or studying towards a qualification
• Finance experience gained in manufacturing, logistics or similar industry
• 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

At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better.

If this sounds like you join us, grow with Greencore and be a part of driving our future success.

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