Finance Manager
Core
Lead the site finance function and drive financial/commercial performance for a manufacturing operation.
Role type
Senior Finance Manager (Manufacturing)
Builds
Financial controls, reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and cost management systems for a food manufacturing site.
Domain
Food manufacturing / FMCG
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Commercial accounting, financial modelling, profitability analysis, budgeting, forecasting, standard costing, capital expenditure planning, ERP systems, advanced Excel
Preferred skills
Stakeholder influence, business case development, cost savings initiatives, product costing, buy/sell process management
Technologies
Large ERP systems, Advanced Excel
Responsibilities
Lead the site finance function and a team of finance professionals; Provide commercial insight across profitability, costs, pricing and performance; Lead budgeting, forecasting, standard costing and capital expenditure processes; Partner with the business on cost savings, business cases and improvement initiatives; Oversee customer pricing, product costing and the buy/sell process; Ensure strong financial controls, reporting accuracy and balance sheet management; Help strengthen financial understanding across the site and turn numbers into meaningful business decisions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC