WHAT WE DO.

We’re the market leader in the UK fresh prepared food industry - supplying meals, salads, desserts, pizza and bread to leading grocery retailers including Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose. Bakkavor Devizes in Wiltshire specialises in making delicious chilled desserts such as tarts, yum yums, doughnuts, crumbles, pies and pastries. The site employs over 600 people and is close to Swindon.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Finance representation – be the point of contact for all site related financial matters. Represent finance in regular and ad-hoc business meetings.
• Costings – Ensuring the accuracy and relevance of all costing information within the Point 74 (Recipe Professor) system. Establishing and maintaining standard costs to ensure that new products are accurately costed to ensure adequate margins for the business and that variances are minimised.
• Business Processes & Operating Systems – Collaborating with the wider Finance team to review financial systems and processes, ensuring efficient operation and maintaining data integrity.
• Reporting – weekly and monthly reporting of site performance to aid analysis and understanding of the profit drivers of the business.
• Performance Improvement – Collaborating with the Operations and Operational Excellence teams to identify opportunities for improvement. Utilizing data from the site team and Redzone operating system to generate robust financial analysis, support decision-making, and drive an agenda with clear tracking and accountability for delivery.
• Rolling Forecast / Standards Reset – Working with the operational leadership team to develop rolling forecasts for cost base for site which will be used for the weekly tracker and quarterly RF process.
• Control Environment – Governance of financial information such as balance sheet reviews, monitoring variances and stock, PO approval, and adherence to group policies and controls.
• Team leadership – coach and develop team to achieve their goals and objectives and deliver value for the business.

As the financial representative for the site the senior leadership team, you will be comfortable with financial ownership for the site within a multi-disciplined team. The role has one direct report and one dotted line report.
As a true business partner to the site, engaging with Operations Managers, Operational Excellence managers and the wider Operational teams you will influence decision-making that drives factory efficiency and value-added activity that enhances our operating model.