A Food Manufacturing Business with Global reach, is looking to appoint a Finance Manager. This business has grown dramatically over the past 5 years and continues to do so, both organically and through acquisition.

Responsibilities:

• Work with Sales Finance to review and understand monthly P&L performance.
• Coordinate monthly P&L review with marketing and the wider team to support informed decision making.
• Engage with Sales teams to complete monthly forecasting process
• Prepare quarterly category forecast submissions and annual budget.
• Prepare and present financial analysis and recommendations to the Finance Director and Marketing teams on financial matters that impact business strategy
• Review commercial proposals by communicating with sales to ensure that short term target delivery is balanced with longer term category strategy.
• Oversee advertising and consumer spend forecast process and run the local quarterly spend review meetings with budget owners to provide challenge and ensure investment into the highest ROI areas.
• Play an active role in the leadership team proactively challenging and changing the current ways of working to improve business efficiency.
• Continually enhance and streamline processes within area of responsibility
• Provide leadership to the team

Candidate:

• Professional finance qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
• Excellent communication skills.
• Proactive, self-motivated individual who is a great team player.
• Ability to multitask and work under time pressure and tight deadlines.
• Analytical, precise and well organised.
• Experience working within an FMCG environment
• Experience of working within commercial finance.

For more information then apply now or get in touch with Amy at Marks Sattin.