Senior Finance Analyst

Greencore; Northampton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Pension contributions

Company share save scheme

Greencore Qualifications

Exclusive employee discount platform

Wellbeing Centre platform

Job summary

Greencore is hiring for a finance-focused role that delivers robust analysis to support stakeholders and drive action. You will lead budgeting and forecast processes, optimise cost and margin insights, and partner with multiple sites to improve performance.

The role requires ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification or progress toward it, with manufacturing/logistics finance experience and excellent Excel. Strong communication across levels is essential in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or currently studying towards a qualification.
• Finance experience in manufacturing, logistics or similar.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills able to communicate to all levels of the business.
• Proactive, organised and able to meet deadlines and deliver results.

Responsibilities

• Ensure financial reporting including weekly flash, weekly P&L, and month end close are completed accurately and on time.
• Develop and communicate KPIs to monitor cost and margin drivers.
• Ensure input into costings is accurate and timely.
• Build cross-functional relationships with key stakeholders.
• Support budget and quarterly forecasts, understanding key drivers for strategic decisions.
• Provide information, interpretation and insight to inform delivery of performance.
• Review business practices to enhance cost efficiency and improvement.
• Prepare and monitor monthly reports and resolve queries timely.
• Provide ad hoc analysis to aid interpretation and decision making.

Skills

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Manufacturing/Logistics finance

Proactive & organized

Education

Accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or studying towards

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.

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 resultsAt 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