Overview
We have an opportunity for an Operations Finance Manager to join our Finance Team. Finsbury Food Group is a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. We constantly raise quality and efficiency standards, and build long-term relationships with major multiple retailers and the foodservice channel. Established in 1985, Kara offers a wide range of quality sweet and savoury bakery products, including both gourmet butter and vegan brioche buns, doughballs and teacakes. The Kara Bakery can bake over 1 million baps and burger buns every day.
The Operations Finance Manager’s role is to business partner site-based functions, as well as wider central functions, to help drive EBITDA growth and optimise business performance - Support, challenge and advise to ensure targets are correctly set, measured accurately, performance is met, and costs are controlled. The role offers hybrid working but predominantly office based in Manchester with regular travel to Sheffield; travel to other group offices (Glasgow, Cardiff or Salisbury) may also be required for meetings.
The successful candidate will be ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with experience in FMCG or food manufacturing; team management; previous operations and/or logistics finance role; TM1 and/or M3 systems experience is desirable.
This is a great opportunity for someone to gain experience with one of the UK’s largest bakery businesses. They’ll work closely with a friendly and engaging team from both a site and group perspective, offering opportunities for growth and long-term career development.
What you’ll actually do
As the Operations Finance Manager you will partner the site lead and the wider leadership team, providing analysis, support and guidance on any area of work impacting the operations team and ensure accurate weekly and monthly management information is generated and communicated to all stakeholders, coordinating input from the broader Finance team as required. You will ensure that all operational finance activities are compliant with Group internal controls and delegated authorities.
With strong communication skills you will work closely with budget holders to manage, control and challenge overhead spend. You will also challenge and support the continuous improvement journey, providing robust financial analysis and justification of cost savings.
You will be the initial gatekeeper of the capital process – supporting investment appraisals both pre and post capex – monthly reporting & forecasting process, ensuring robust controls are in place to manage spend and track benefits in line with budget / business case. You will own the quarterly P&L re-forecasts and annual budgets / standard setting processes across relevant manufacturing sites. You will also provide finance support for weekly/monthly paid payroll, ensuring accuracy and robustness of process.
Ideally this is you
* Qualifications: ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified
* Experience: FMCG or food manufacturing; business partnering; previous operations and/or logistics finance role; TM1 and/or M3 systems experience is desirable.
What’s in it for you?
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave to allow quality time with your new arrival
* Enhanced Pension Scheme for our employees
* Death in Service Benefit
* Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families)
* Retail discounts accessible via our Benefits Hub platform
* Company shop available at sites (heavily discounted, yummy products)
* Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – terms and conditions dependent)
* Employee Recognition Awards • Extensive Learning & Development opportunities (including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and our own in-house development course)
* An opportunity to be part of a fantastic, growing organisation
Our vision is to be the leading specialty bakery group in the UK and we want the best people in place to achieve this. Our continued success is built entirely on the talented people who work here, so employee development is important to us because everyone is a valued member of the team, and we want every individual to have the skills and capabilities to achieve both your own personal goals and our business goals. If this sounds like you, please get in contact to learn more!
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Finance and Sales
Industries
Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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