To provide financial expertise to the manufacturing business through a combination of robust process management and financial insight/analysis. The role will be responsible for the financial performance of all categories within manufacturing at Burton.

Client Details

Our client has a strong heritage in delivering product innovation across ambient, chilled and frozen ranges, manufacturing and supplying high quality, value-added products to global foodservice and retail brands from their world class manufacturing facility in Burton-on-Trent.

Description

• Provide Leadership to the Plant Finance team and support their development plans.
• Define and monitor internal controls and ensure compliance with corporate policies and procedures.
• Analyse manufacturing and other variances to latest projection, forecast and budget and communicate drivers to management with recommended actions.
• Partner with and provide insight, analysis and effective business advice regarding commercial performance, cost management and investment decisions to the Operations, Supply Chain and NPD leadership team.
• Challenge the site leadership team to drive financial performance.
• Identify and flag financial risks and opportunities to management on a timely basis.
• Work with relevant stakeholders to establish and improve operating processes and performance measurement
• Coordinate as required with HR on payroll activity, insurance, pension and other services.
• Deliver all planning, budgeting, forecasting, monthly actuals & year end reporting processes for the site
• Deliver Finance Training to Non-Finance to support a better decision-making process in all areas.
• Lead ad-hoc project work to support a continuous improvement approach to all finance routines.
• Develop continually-improving product costing methodologies for the site

Profile

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• A minimum 5 years of experience in accounting/finance as Controller in a manufacturing environment
• Excellent communication and strong interpersonal skills
• Experience developing and leading annual budget, periodic forecasting, and monthly closing process
• Strong IT systems aptitude (Excel, Navision, SAP, Outlook, Onestream, Word, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Experience of maintaining and managing product standard costing
• Strong Analytical Skills / Business acumen, and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to drive and/or support process and system improvements
• Experience of implementing best practice in terms of stock control and raw materials issue receipt control.
• Disciplined, self-motivated
• Attention to detail and accurate reporting
• Team player
• Ability to build relationships and key partnerships across a large international organisation.
• Experience of ERP systems.
• FMCG experience

Job Offer

Basic salary: £77,000.

Car allowance: £7,560 per annum.

Bonus up to 10%.

Generous holiday entitlement.

Fantastic benefits package.