Overview: The role holder will play a key part in helping to drive profit and loss and working capital performance. They will be responsible for creating; continuously improving; and managing the effectiveness of financial reporting used around the business, taking a proactive approach, closely working with Operations; Sales; and Commercial management, as well as other key leaders, providing information with insight, on a daily/weekly/monthly basis, as appropriate.

SKILLS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA).
• Strong experience in budgeting/forecasting P&L and balance sheet.
• Experience in managing projects.
• Experience working with accounting software.
• Excellent commercial and business experience.
• Ability to deliver quality work in a pressurised environment.
• Confident and effective communicator.
• Well organised with high level attention to detail.
• Ability to use Excel to an advanced level.
• Experience of working within the manufacturing industry, particularly around SKU costings would be desirable.

• Lead on production of budgets and forecasts.
• Lead on production of monthly management review presentation.
• Providing regular analysis on actual and forecast performance including, but not limited to, insight into:
• Gross sales
• Customer rebates
• Material costs
• Labour efficiency
• Balance sheet – including working capital movement and capex
• Cash flow
• Drive a healthy capital expenditure pipeline, including timely spend requests, with good quality justification.
• The production of short-term cash flow forecasts; including analysis vs budget.
• Promoting continuous improvement of cost controls.
• Promoting continuous improvement of working capital management.
• Supporting the production of performance reporting for Group.
• Ensuring accuracy of accounts with commentary and investigation where relevant.
• Other ad hoc duties as required.