Head of Finance - Newport, United Kingdom - 2 Sisters Food Group

2 Sisters Food Group

Verified Company

Newport, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Competitive Salary + Benefits

About Us:

When you join 2 Sisters, you will become part of one of the UK's largest food manufacturers, with an annual turnover of £3billion+, employing 13,000 across 16 sites.

This role sits within our Meals division, where we live by our mantra of 'Making Every Meal Moment Special'.

We have 5 sites creating over 500 different products to feed our nation, from ready meals to iced fingers we love our food, and we love our people.

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we couldn't do it without our team. It is a team where everyone counts we empower you with trust and give you the freedom to deliver.

We 'do what we say' and accept accountability which allows our customers to trust us to create great tasting, innovative and quality meal solutions.

About the Role:

Our site in Newport employs around 1,500 people and produces a huge range of ready meals for major retailers.

It is a complex, fast-paced environment and your key responsibilities will include:

Financial responsibility and control for the site, working to deliver business objectives, while ensuring alignment with group policies and procedures.
As a key part of the senior leadership team, working collaboratively with other managers to reduce costs and drive EBITDA performance.
Leading and developing your team, with a focus on people development and talent management.
Managing the site's balance sheet and fixed assets register, leading the full accounting and reporting processes.
Supporting the wider operational structure to improve financial performance, focusing on fixed overheads and variable labour and material costs.

About You:

A fully qualified accountant (ACA/CIMA or ACCA) with prior experience of leading a finance team in a manufacturing environment.
Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, able to influence and challenge colleagues at all levels.
Demonstrable experience of strategic planning, improving processes, and leading change.
Excellent communication skills, able to work effectively with nonfinance managers.
Able to plan and prioritise a busy workload in a fast paced environment.
Proactive in approach, prepared to challenge the statusquo.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

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