Job Description
Key Responsibilities of the role:
1. Act as a trusted finance business partner to the Managing Director and senior leadership team
2. Provide clear, actionable financial insight to support pricing, margin management, capacity utilisation, and investment decisions
3. Keeping a constant and disciplined grip on key financial levers and operational and customer KPIs ensuring they are being fully optimised.
4. Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and medium‑term planning processes in line with Group requirements
5. Provide an ongoing run-rate EBITDA for the Managing Director and Group to assist in decision making on an ongoing basis
6. Support the development and execution of Jackson's strategic plan
7. Maintain strong financial control, ensuring timely, accurate monthly management accounts
8. Oversee working capital management, including inventory, debtors, and payables
9. Ensure robust cost control across manufacturing, supply chain, and overheads
10. Own standard costing methodologies, variance analysis, and bill‑of‑materials integrity
11. Partner with operations to improve yield, efficiency, labour productivity, and waste reduction
12. Oversee capital discipline and Provide financial insight on capex proposals, production investments, and make‑or‑buy decisions.
13. Manage cash flow forecasting at subsidiary level
14. Drive continuous improvement in finance processes, systems, and reporting
15. Foster a culture of commercial awareness, accountability, and collaboration
16. Ensure the business meets compliance requirements to legal and group requirements relevant to financial matters. legal contracts oversight, tax requirements, group policies, accounting standards