Head of Finance - London, United Kingdom - Heineken

Heineken
Heineken
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London, United Kingdom

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Head of Finance, Commercial Control

Function:
Finance


Location:
Edinburgh or London based - A mix of home & office working


Salary:
£80,000 - £100,000 base depending on experience, plus full benefits listed below.


Contract:
Permanent


Closing Date:26th June 2023


As the nation's leading pub, cider and beer company and the name behind a host of brilliant brands, we're looking for equally brilliant people to help us on our journey to building a better future.


There's so much more to HEINEKEN than meets the eye and right now, we're looking for an ambitious Head of Finance to join our team.

The successful applicant will play a critical role in helping the business deliver our commercial targets and objectives through business partnering our On Trade, Off Trade & Marketing teams, providing robust and insightful reporting and proactive management of the commercial cost base and balance sheet.


About the role
You will lead of team of c.

20 colleagues, providing business partnering to our Commercial Functions in order to make value-based decisions in line with Heineken Strategy.

You will drive the development of the commercial strategies, governance and the execution of operational plans to achieve strategic goals.

You'll also align with our Revenue Management Teams to optimise company profitability.

So what will you be doing? Here's some of the key responsibilities.

  • Develop and implement a strong control environment within both functional business area and wider business to ensure accuracy and integrity of accounting records and financial information.
  • Proactively work with functional business areas and Finance Leadership Teams to identify, analyse and exploit commercial business opportunities to ensure growth within the wider HUK.
  • Identify common processes within HUK and ensure compliance combined with ensuring specific processes are established and implemented in accordance with Heineken framework & Behaviours.
  • Lead and motivate a team of diverse individuals to optimise performance and impact on the business, ensuring clear line of sight between the deliverables and how these support HUK business challenges and opportunities.
  • Member of the Finance Function Leadership Team, playing a key role as a member of that team in leading and driving the performance of the function and the business overall.
  • Deputise for Finance Director in role as Board member for Joint Venture arrangement with SDE Technical Services
  • Alignment with S&OP cycle to optimise company profitability.

Who we're looking for


We're looking for a commercially aware controller with 9+years' experience, who can demonstrate a track record of delivering a robust control environment within a fluid and fast-moving commercial area.

Your pro-active and positive attitude will allow you to intervene on fundamental issues and exploit business opportunities to drive profitable growth.


You should have:

  • Experience in people management or leadership
  • Experience in working with Commercial teams
  • The ability to successfully connect with different types of people
  • The desire to inspire a team and drive to win

Our Benefits
In addition to an attractive base salary, you'll also receive:

  • 15% Flexible Benefits allowance (can be taken as cash)
  • Annual bonus
  • Company funded Private Medical Healthcare
  • Double matched pension contributions (up to 10%)
  • 35 days holiday (with the opportunity to buy/sell)
  • A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers
  • Exciting opportunities to develop your career


You'll also get the opportunity to get involved with one of our colleague networks where groups of colleagues from all over the business work together to ensure we're always working towards being a diverse and inclusive company.


Our Ways of Working


HEINEKEN's Global Purpose is to "brew the Joy of True Togetherness to inspire a better world" and to fulfil this we believe in working closely with each other and collaborating f2f when we can.

To enable this, we ask colleagues to be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays and one other day of colleague's choice.


The Application

Who We Are
We've 150 years of brewing history and are proud of this legacy. Yet we're sure our best days are ahead of us.

Every one of our colleagues has a role to play as we dream big, set bold ambitions and push the boundaries.

We support colleagues on this journey with development opportunities and unique experiences to help them reach their full potential.
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