Commercial Head of Finance-multisite Operation - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Orka Financial

Orka Financial

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Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Our client is a growing multisite food business who seek to hire a Commercial Head of Finance to own their central region which is circa £70m turnover.

Our client work with some flagship clients and this role will be client and business facing.

The rolewill suit a commercially astute qualified Accountant who will enjoy a highly visible role partnering and building strong relationships with the Senior Operational team.

Responsibilities will be broad:

Operate in a finance business partner role, supporting the Central Regional Managing Director to manage their business to ambitious financial targets
Use trend analysis and forecasting to techniques to highlight risk and opportunity in a timely manner to maximise benefit to the business
Provide support and training to operational teams to ensure Operations Managers and Location Managers can maximise the operational efficiency of their teams and contracts
Identify and implement initiatives at a regional level to deliver sustainable operational improvements
Provide financial support for the management of one national contract that extends beyond the boundaries of the Central region but is managed by its MD
Provide commercial and financial guidance to a Central Production Unit, based near Heathrow
Support the regional month end process, reviewing proposed adjustments and challenging Operations Managers on performance
Support the mobilisation of new contracts, including building realistic operating budgets, monitoring performance during initial trading and working with the Operations team to implement any corrective actions in a timely manner
Provide meaningful and insightful reporting an analysis to support regional operational review meetings
Work effectively as part of a wider team of 10 finance business partners

A salary of £65,000-£70,000 is on offer plus £4,000 car allowance and £7,500 bonus.