Finance Business Partner - Kegworth, United Kingdom - Refresco

Refresco

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Kegworth, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Company description:

About Refresco
Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision.

We're thirsty for more and growing fast which is why we invested £1.25 billion in expanding our global manufacturing footprint making us the largest independent bottler of soft drinks and fruit juices inthe world.

We currently produce 12 billion litres from 74 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we're only just getting started...

Our UK Business unit has six manufacturing plants providing a great place to work for 1800 employees producing private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers including Tesco, ASDA, Morrison's, Sainsbury's, ALDI and Lidl.

We also manufacturefor branded customers such as Innocent, Monster, Ocean Spray, Weetabix, Del Monte and Um Bongo.

Whether it's packed in Cartons, PET, Aseptic PET or Cans, we ensure that our products are not only manufactured to the highest quality standards, but they get wherethey need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.

Job description:

Finance Business Partner

Refresco UK Head Office, Kegworth, Derbyshire (just off Junction 24 of the M1)

Refresco, the world's leading independent soft drinks producer, seeks an agile, commercially minded
Finance Business Partner,to business partner our Commercial & Marketing teams.

This is a very varied role, a mixture of management accounting and business partnering, and is a great opportunity to learn in depth about the Refresco business and gain financial experience witha leading FMCG company.

Refresco is always changing, always innovating, always growing, we have doubled in size in the past five years even in these challenging times, and this growth provides opportunity for all to personally develop.

About the Role

As Finance Business Partner, Brands, you report to the Finance Controller, but you will have a high degree of autonomy, managing and prioritising your own workload.

Your key senior stakeholders who you will need to partner with closely are the CommercialDirector and the Head of Marketing.

Here are some of your key tasks and responsibilities as
Finance Business Partner Brands at Refresco:

Documentation, influencing and supporting the Marketing team to determine pricing and marketing strategy for the Refresco Own Brand business.
Recosting full product range to deliver in year price increases to customers.
Brief, explain and put in context for external Auditors and Group Finance based in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Prepare management accounts and reports, including reconciliation of month end, for Own Brands.
Clear down balance sheets and accruals ensuring only those that are required remain.
Involve in SAP system implementation and automation projects and initiatives as part of the overall migration of Refresco Finance from manual processes to full automation
Work with the sales and marketing teams to understand the opportunities for each brand and create action plans to gain achievable volume and profit forecasts.
Provide insights, turning data into actionable, clearly thought out, recommendations related to costing and pricing proposals, taking all commercial details into account.
Support key customer negotiations, influencing pricing and promotional activity.
Deliver insightful reporting and commentary on brand performance and profitability making recommendations for change where appropriate.
Propose annual brand price increases based on collaborative work with marketeers, considering raw material pricing and the competitive landscape.
Support costing in new products with Commercial and Marketing.

About You
You will be a qualified finance professional - ACCA / CIMA / ACA.

As this role is a mix of management accounting and finance business partnering, you may currently be in a management accountant role with audit responsibilities but have the right attitude andvalues to develop the business partnering aspect of the role, or you might already be a finance business partner looking to expand and develop your career supporting our commercial and marketing teams.

Either way you need to be comfortable working autonomously, a self-starter, managing your own workload and priorities, confident and self-assured to work with Auditors, brief and present information to them plus your senior internal stakeholders.

An FMCG, Food Production or related industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Retail, or other Manufacturing background is advantageous - so that you can fully understand the fast-paced nature of the Refresco business and where the money comes from

Salary & Benefits
The salary for this role is competitive and dependent on experience.

We also offer an annual bonus incentive and a good company pension scheme, personal private healthcare, life assurance plus 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays.

Working hours are Monday - Thursday , Fridays with the option of working remotely two days a week and free onsite parking.

Refresco UK are recognised as 'Gold' standard members of Grocery Aid offering our employees a service offering financial, legal, wellbeing and practical support, advice and counselling to people working in the grocery industry.

In addition, we offer Perkbox - a benefits platform offering discounts, free perks and wellbeing tools for all employees.

Find out what it is like to work at Refresco UK Head Office:
**Refresco are an equal opportunities employer.