Senior Finance Manager - Breweries

Carlsberg; Northampton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company is looking for a Senior Finance Manager to provide financial leadership to site teams and drive reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for brewery operations. This hybrid role involves managing a team and collaborating with brewery teams to enhance operational performance. A CIMA qualification is essential, alongside a strong background in FMCG. The position offers a competitive salary with extensive benefits, including private medical and a company bonus scheme.

Benefits

Monthly product allowance

Private Medical options

Life Assurance

Company bonus scheme

Access to 24/7 GP services

Enhanced pension contribution

Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)

Access to high street discounts

Qualifications

• Professional accounting qualification is a necessity – CIMA.
• Previous experience in financial and performance management, ideally within FMCG or beverage industry.
• Ability to translate commercial and operational factors into financial impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership to site teams, managing a team of four.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for brewery operations.
• Champion a performance-driven culture and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Professional accounting qualification (CIMA)

Financial and performance management

Strong business acumen

Influencing in person and across virtual teams

Skilled in SAP

Exceptional leadership

Education

CIMA

Tools

SAP

Data analytics

Job description

Job Title: Senior Finance Manager - Breweries

Location: Hybrid – weekly travel into Northampton NN1, and periodic travel to Burton Upon Trent, DE14

Job Length: Permanent – Full Time

Competitive Salary with extensive benefits :

• Monthly product allowance – alcoholic & non-alcoholic options available
• Private Medical options
• Life Assurance
• Company bonus scheme
• Access to 24/7 GP services
• Enhanced pension contribution
• Generous holiday (inc bank holidays)
• Access to a range of high street discounts

Carlsberg Britvic is the largest multi-beverage supplier in the UK and is home to some of the most iconic and popular beers & soft drinks, including Carlsberg Danish Pilsner, 1664, Poretti and Brooklyn to ale favourites such as Hobgoblin and Wainwright. For soft drinks, Carlsberg Britvic’s brands include J2O, Robinsons, Tango and London Essence along with the licence rights to the Pepsi portfolio in the UK including Pepsi MAX, 7UP, Lipton Iced Tea and Rockstar Energy.

With a strong national footprint, the Carlsberg Britvic business includes 5 production facilities and 16 logistics depot’s servicing customers up and down the UK. As these two historical businesses have come together, the one common goal remains, and that is ensuring our people succeed.

All Applicants to be contacted for interviews in January 2026.

About the role

As Senior Finance Manager, you will provide financial leadership to site teams, managing a team of four, you will drive reporting, budgeting, forecasting and insight for Beer Cost of Goods Sold (COGS).

Role Responsibilities

• Lead the finance business partnering for our two breweries in Northampton and Burton-Upon Trent.
• Working from the Northampton Brewery weekly, creating rapport, building knowledge of site and stakeholder needs alongside financial plannings – ad hoc travel to our Burton Brewery.
• Deliver accurate and timely reporting, budgeting, and forecasting for brewery operations and raw materials & packaging.
• Provide forward-looking insights and recommendations to unlock value and enhance operational performance.
• Partner regularly with brewery teams to build robust plans, assess risks, and identify opportunities.
• Lead financial input for S&OP, capital expenditure, and investment decisions, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities.
• Champion a performance-driven culture, cost efficiencies, and continuous improvement initiatives on all aspects of production related costs and initiatives.
• Develop and coach the local finance team, fostering strong collaboration with wider finance stakeholders in the UK and regional finance and supply chain teams.
• Collaborate and work alongside with our Shared Services Team in Poznan.

Experience and Key Attributes

• Professional accounting qualification is a necessity – CIMA
• Previous experience in financial and performance management, ideally within FMCG or beverage industry and with production or supply chain experience.
• Experience working in a matrix based organisation is preferred.
• Strong business acumen with ability to translate commercial and operational factors into financial impact and vice versa.
• Ability to influence in person and across virtual teams.
• Skilled in SAP, data analytics, and digital tools to drive insight and decision-making.
• Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving change in complex, matrix environments.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills; comfortable challenging and driving change.

Our commitment to diversity equity & inclusion

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences - including those of different races, ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, abilities, religions, and socioeconomic statuses. We actively seek to create a safe and inclusive environment for all of our colleagues, where diverse perspectives are welcomed, and inclusive practices are embedded in everything we do.

We are happy to support accessibility needs, to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates, so please do let us know if you require any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Application Process

We read applications continuously, and vacancies may be filled anytime, so please apply as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application.

This is an exciting time to join our newly formed business – with their incredible individual history’s, innovation of products and some of the UK’s most iconic brands, Carlsberg Britvic strives to deliver the best service to our customers and consumers. We aim to make a difference, bringing together two diverse companies, our global reach enables opportunity, growth and a chance to work with some fantastic people.