An exciting opportunity has arisen to manage one of our Customer Contracts as the Contract Finance Manager. This is an excellent opening to join a fast paced, growing business and really make a difference.

Who are we?

Wincanton is a leading third-party logistics (3PL) and supply chain solutions provider in the UK and Ireland. With over 17,000 colleagues across more than 200 sites and a 3,400 strong fleet of vehicles, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do, and our mission is "to make our customers business's better, every day."

How will you contribute?

• Publish Weekly Management Information for the contract to incorporate P&L Accounts down to profit centre level as well as stats and productivity measures to assess the efficiency of the contract against budgetary targets.
• Produce Period Reports for the Customer for period review purposes, again containing detailed finance and statistical reports and trend analysis to the specification requested by the customer.
• Produce Period Reports for use in internal contract reviews with the General Manager and the Commercial Manager.
• Create detailed forecasts and the annual contract operating budget.
• Prepare customer budgets and forecasts.
• Manage the processes of reporting into Wincanton Central Finance and to control reporting into the 'Cube' to ensure accuracy, with investigation of any variances.
• Manage the processes around Wincanton and Customer Period End's in order that all deadlines are achieved.
• Build commercial awareness of the contracts to be able to develop financial analysis that supports customer strategy and growth plans.
• Work closely with Customer Finance Contacts in supporting their understanding of expenditure and in decision making processes
• Tracking and Co-ordinating any Continuous Improvement and Cost Saving Initiatives
• Being a key part of the contract management team in delivering initiatives and budgetary targets.
• Attendance and participation in regular contract and customer meetings.
• Supporting the General Manager as necessary and working with fellow peers within the management team
• Ensure production of Weekly Management Accounts and to review processes and trends to ensure accurate control and reporting of costs.
• To review all Balance Sheet Accounts on a periodic basis to ensure all balances are reconciled and that no provision for liability exists.
• To set up, review and maintain the necessary financial controls in line with Wincanton guidelines
• Cost Gainshare projects & track actuals
• Involvement in Finance driven projects to improve controls and reporting
• Understand variance to Business case and apply contractual KPI reporting and tracking.
• Ad-hoc reporting as required

What will you bring?

• Part-qualified CIMA/ACCA (Managerial Level) with at least 3 years' experience in a Finance team, preferably in the Logistics Industry
• Self-motivated with a "get stuck in" attitude
• Customer focused with drive to achieve
• Ability to build relationships with other departments
• Willingness to learn new skills at a fast pace
• Ability to prioritise workload work to tight deadlines
• Able to work in a team environment as well as on own initiative
• Numerate and methodical with good problem-solving skills and a high level of attention to detail
• Able to seek, evaluate and organise information in a pressure environment.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders
• Have an appreciation of the broad fundamentals of operations in an open book environment
• Advanced Excel skills with expertise in Pivots and Data manipulation

What do we offer?

We really value our people and offer a friendly, safety first working environment and a competitive salary along with other benefits including; company pension scheme, private healthcare, 25 days hols + bank hols with the option to buy more, share incentive plan, cycle to work scheme ,employee benefits online discount platform, onsite parking, onsite canteen + much more

Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That's why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.

Apply Now!

If you feel that you have what it takes to support Wincanton in delivering the best service, we would love to hear from you. Please apply by following the links and uploading your CV. We are a fast-moving organisation so we may not always wait until the closing date to review applications. As a result, you should submit your CV as soon as possible!