The Finance Manager - Roastery is a key role within the Supply Chain Finance function and supports the Basildon Roastery leadership team. The primary purpose of the role is to deliver accurate reporting, effective management, and transparency of all Roastery costs, including delivery of financial plans and analysis, integrity of reporting, insightful business analysis, cost optimisation, standard cost setting, actual cost analysis and alignment to company strategy.
What you'll do
* Lead financial planning, budgeting and forecasting for the Roastery, ensuring accurate, forward‑looking cost management
* Deliver clear reporting, analysis and insights to drive performance, cost optimisation and strategic decision‑making
* Own financial governance of production spend, including business cases, project investment and cost control
* Partner closely with Roastery leadership and cross‑functional teams to provide challenge, support and actionable insights
* Manage standard costing, commodity and FX‑related risks, ensuring robust financial controls and continuous improvement
Who you are
* Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with circa 3‑5 years PQE in commercial finance within a production, manufacturing or roastery setting
* Highly analytical with strong financial modelling skills and advanced Excel capability
* Commercially minded, with a strong understanding of operational drivers and cost management
* Confident communicator and influencer, able to explain complex financial information to non‑finance stakeholders
* Proactive and results‑focused, with the ability to challenge, problem‑solve and deliver insights that drive business performance
Where you'll work
Right now, our Support Centre teams work flexibly, blending home and in‑person working whenever it matters most – whether that’s for team connection, creative collaboration or sharing ideas. From January 2027, we’ll be moving into our brand new St Albans Head Office, an inspiring space where our teams will come together three days a week to connect and bring our ambition to life. For this role, those in‑person days will be shared across both our St Albans Support Office and our Basildon Roastery, offering a unique opportunity to stay closely connected to both our central teams and the heart of our coffee production.
Why Costa?
* Share Investment Plan (SIP) – own a piece of Costa’s success by becoming a share owner in Coca‑Cola
* An annual discretionary bonus scheme, based on business results and individual contribution
* A smart pension that saves money on tax and national insurance, matching contributions up to 10%
* The Costa Financial Support Fund, supporting team members who find themselves in unexpected financial pressure
* 50% discount in all Costa‑owned stores and 25% off in other participating stores
* Private medical cover through our Private Healthcare scheme
* Explore even more of our perks here: https://bit.ly/costaperks
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