Overview
We're on the lookout for a Site Finance Manager to join our busy manufacturing team looking after our sites in Leicester (Leycroft & Bursom).
PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers Crisps and Quaker Oats, we have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and have consistently been voted a Top Employer.
The Leicester sites are at the heart of PepsiCo UK. Producing millions of packets of great tasting Walkers crisps & snacks every day.
As a Site Finance Manager, you'll be a key member of the site leadership team helping to shape the overall site agenda whilst having overall responsibility for the site financials, managing the results of a complex manufacturing operation.
Responsibilities
What you'll get up to:
* Financial modelling of strategic planning, formulating both short and long-term business plans whilst ensuring key business decisions are underpinned with robust financial justification.
* Support ME managers on site productivity pipeline.
* Support & verify Investment proposal development and financial appraisals.
* Lead period end, driving key SOX and GCS* financial control processes.
* Periodic and annual forecast co-ordination and delivery.
* Provide insight and analysis to drive delivery against the site financial plan.
* Drive the standard of financial reporting systems (includes weekly Labour, Raw Material closes).
* Role model PepsiCo values and culture, and proactively support people development across the site.
* Be the escalation point for all site based finance decisions.
* Full autonomy for construction of the Annual Operating Plan, forecasts and subsequent budgetary management.
* Leading a team of qualified and non-qualified professionals.
Qualifications
* Financially qualified, management accountant or equivalent (CIMA).
* Previous financial and project management experience in Operations environment preferred.
* Ability to effectively manage change.
* Strong leadership skills with the ability to empower and coach colleagues of all levels.
* Clear communicator, able to deliver complex messages in a simple manner (to both finance and non-finance colleagues).
* Ability to build relationship at all levels of the organisation.
* Flexible approach with a keen eye for detail and the ability to make good, balanced business decisions to meet future business and customer requirements.
* Demonstrated drive for results and a can do attitude.
* SAP & TM1 experience preferred