Drive Operational Excellence in a Fast-Paced Environment
The Role: We are seeking a proactive finance professional to partner with our Financial Controller, driving operational excellence and financial insight across the site.
* Enhance site-level reporting, strengthen cost control, and champion continuous improvement across yield, stock, labour, and efficiency metrics.
* Partner with the Financial Controller to deliver accurate and insightful weekly and monthly plant reporting.
* Reconcile commercial results with P&L gross margins, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
The Ideal Candidate:
* Detail-oriented finance professional with a passion for operational excellence and a proven ability to bridge the gap between finance and production.
* Part-qualified or fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent).
* Experience in site finance, management accounting, or operational finance.
* Background in manufacturing or FMCG environments.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop robust business cases through well-structured proposals for senior review.
2. Contribute to operational performance meetings, identifying improvement opportunities and enabling data-driven decisions.
3. Analyse and report on: Yield performance and labour efficiency SKU mix impact on cost, yield, and labour Operational expenditure and inventory movement Identify and report R&D tax credit opportunities across the site.