About The Role Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family! At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: - Enhanced pension scheme
Private health scheme
Employee discount scheme
Experience annual pay reviews
Profit related pay
Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities
Hybrid with travel to Walker & Sons and The Cornwall Bakery
The Opportunity Are you a strategic finance leader with a passion for driving performance in a fast-paced FMCG environment? Do you thrive on developing teams, influencing senior stakeholders, and delivering results? Join our Savoury Pastry team as Head of Operational Finance and help shape the future of a key category within Samworth Brothers. As a senior member of the finance leadership team, you will: Lead and develop a high-performing team of 4 finance professionals
Partner with Site Operations and Category Leadership to drive commercial performance
Standardise and improve reporting across two key manufacturing sites
Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and capital control processes
Influence decision-making across materials, labour, and overheads
Drive operational and financial improvements through data-led insights
The Ideal Candidate We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: - Is a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
Has experience in FMCG or manufacturing finance environments
Has proven success in a Finance Manager, Controller, or Director rol
Can lead and develop high-performing teams
Communicates and collaborates effectively across functions
Takes initiative and drives change at pace
We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role. Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us! About Us We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UKs best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris, Urban Eat, West Cornwall Pasty Company and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country. At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers. Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative.
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