Financial Controller

Job Summary 

The purpose of the role is to take responsibility for the management and leadership of the Finance team across our UK sites. 

Main Duties And Responsibilities

• Managing the team, ensuring high performance and continuous improvement culture.
• Responsible for reviewing and developing solutions to maintain robust control environment including fx control, balance sheet controls
• Weekly/Monthly operational reporting, development of team KPI’s
• Capital project appraisals
• Group budgeting, forecasts and business planning processes in partnership with key stakeholders within the business
• Understand and oversee the audit, statutory accounts filing and tax reporting processes
• Continually review and improve financial processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Carry out all necessary actions to ensure that the company mitigates risk whilst meeting its financial and legal obligations.
• Commercial business partnering with non-finance stakeholders both internally and externally
• Provide sound financial advice to the other members of the Board, as well as Senior Managers

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• SAP experience required
• Strategic thinking, curious, ability to implement change, and drive teams in a continuous improvement culture.
• FMCG / Manufacturing experience, ideally in the food industry
• A track-record in developing and delivering effective business partnering through provision of relevant and insightful business analysis and information to key stake-holders
• Excellent people management skills with the ability to work with cross-functional teams
• Inspirational leadership skills that drive team engagement

Qualifications

• Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA considered)
• 3+ years post qualification experience working in a business partnering role within a large corporate structure