Job Description

• Lead and develop a commercial finance team at the heart of business decision making. Provide support and challenge to the company leadership team through business partnering.
• Develop relevant and insightful performance reporting. Highlighting key issues/ opportunities to the Board and key stakeholders.
• Oversight of all daily, weekly and monthly reporting (Daily sales, monthly Board pack and monthly Board pack)
• Developing, refining and constantly improving finance information/ ERP systems to underpin effective reporting and planning. And enabling agile analysis. That are appropriate for a scaling business.
• Develop “self-serve” capabilities that enable people to do their jobs.
• Lead and improve/ refine the company planning cycle.
• Own and develop a planning cycle for a business in growth
• Management and coordination of Annual budget and re-forecast
• Management of strategic plan (2 year & 4 year)
• Ensuring a smooth process that delivers realistic and challenging performance targets
• Provide analysis and actionable insight on the key drivers of performance, and drive actions
  • Key examples:
    • Control and drive focus projects agenda
    • Clear insight into the landed cost picture of products, and drive actions.
    • Highlight risks and opportunities
• Assist the business in the evaluation of new opportunities and business change. And measuring success in the short, medium and long term.
• Leadership:
  • Managing an FP&A manager, and Commercial finance analyst
  • Develop a team that can meet the demands of a scaling, changing, growth business
• Building and maintaining effective relationships across the business.

What you will get from us?

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance
• Company performance related bonus
• A pension contribution
• An exclusive staff discount
• Flexible working – combination of working 3 days in the office and 2 from home
• Season-ticket travel loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Problem solving positive attitude
• Qualified accountant
• Sector experience required (consumer goods with multiple supply routes)
• Excellent people skills. Experience managing a small to medium sized high performing finance team
• Credible communicator
• Experience within a growth environment
• Highly driven individual with a hands-on deck mentality