Senior Finance Analyst - FP&A & Insights (Manufacturing)

Our Vacancies Ltd.; Northampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension contributions

Share save scheme

Wellbeing centre access

Employee discount platform

Job summary

Greencore, a leading UK food manufacturer formed after the January 2026 integration with Bakkavor, is hiring a Finance Analyst to provide financial analysis and insight to stakeholders to drive action and improve performance.

You will support budgeting and forecasting processes, lead multi-site improvement activities, and help optimise key cost and margin drivers. Strong Excel, communication and organisation are essential to succeed in this role.

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or working towards a qualification.
• Finance experience in manufacturing, logistics or similar industry.
• Excellent Microsoft Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• 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

Skills

Excel

Interpersonal skills

Proactive

Organised

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

QBE or studying towards a qualification

Job description

Greencore, a leading UK food manufacturer formed after the January 2026 integration with Bakkavor, is hiring a Finance Analyst to provide financial analysis and insight to stakeholders to drive action and improve performance.

You will support budgeting and forecasting processes, lead multi-site improvement activities, and help optimise key cost and margin drivers. Strong Excel, communication and organisation are essential to succeed in this role.