Job Details Job Title Finance Manager - Logistics Location Cambridge Contract Type Full-Time Permanent Closing Date 12/05/2024 Apply Now As we continue our mission to make people happy through chocolate, we're looking for a Logistics Finance Manager to join our Finance team on a permanent basis. Working in partnership with the Fulfilment team, you'll provide accurate, complete, and timely financial and management information to the business. As well as a competitive salary and a range of company benefits, you'll receive 50% discount on all products, and a 70% discount for you and your guests when you stay at our Rabot Estate hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia. The on-site locations for this role are split between our distribution sites in Northampton and St Neots, and our manufacturing site in Huntingdon on Fridays, therefore, you must be able to commute between these sites. Occasionally throughout the year, you may need to visit our head office in Royston, Hertfordshire. For two days a week, you can work remotely from wherever you like What you'll be doing…. Partnering with our multisite Supply Chain team to further enhance financial insight to challenge and support the business. Timely and effective delivery of all Logistic financial processes including: Carrier Cost Reporting. Overhead Cost Reporting (including calculation of accruals & prepayments). Balance sheet reconciliations. Stock Movements reconciliation. Budget & Forecast preparation. Insight to variances to budgets and prior year. Reporting on Tactical Capex Projects, including ROI. Continuous review of existing processes to drive improvements. Working with the Supply Chain teams to develop & improve weekly KPI reporting. Who you are… A confident communicator, with the ability to interact at all levels across the business. A solid business partner, you understand complex financial data and analytics, and can simplify this into concise information. Essential A qualified Accountant (CIMA/ACCA) with experience in Logistics function / business. Strong systems knowledge, with an ability to demonstrate examples of improving processes and controls, and successfully working with cross functional teams through change. Desirable Attention to detail combined with high energy and an appetite for change. Ability to plan, prioritise and work on multiple tasks simultaneously. Who are we? We're one of the UK's favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser. A cacao pod takes years to grow - it can't be rushed if it's going to be just right for our products. The same can be said for Hotel Chocolat, which originally started as a mint production company before we realised it was luxury chocolate that we were really passionate about. Now, we're market leaders in the industry. What began as an online-only business grew to over 100 stores across the UK, and we're still growing… Today, we're multi-category, multi-channel, and multi-territory, and our customers, colleagues, cacao farmers and suppliers all benefit from the success we make together. To learn more about us and read about our People Pledge - our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion - click here: hotelchocolat.com/uk/engaged-ethics/our-people.html