Commercial Finance Manager

We rise to challenges together

 

Bakery Commercial Finance Manager
 

Location: Newark ideally but can be based from  any of the Bakery sites (Devizes, Highbridge, Crewe, Nantwich, Barton, Holbeach, Harrow) Hybrid 3 days in the office 2 from home

Business Area: Finance
Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Monday to Friday - 8:30am to 5:00pm

Salary: £60,000 to £70,000

Plus £8,400 Car Allowance, Pension, Family Healthcare and Bonus up to 20%

 

Why join us?

 

We’re ready for anything. We thrive on challenge and change. The undeniable pressure and pace of our 24/7 operation keeps us on our toes and offers a variety of career pathways and options to explore and pursue. We encourage everyone to work hard, push further and show resilience. And it’s exciting. Because only by mentoring and role modelling our success and innovation, will we continue to diversify, grow as individuals and succeed together.

 

About the role

 

In this busy and exciting role, you will lead the Commercial Finance Business Partnering relationship across our Pizza and Bread sector (£400m MSV - acting as the key conduit between all senior stakeholders across the matrix.

Providing financial conscience for all major commercial decisions within the sector and ensuring all relevant analysis is readily available to inform decisions on a timely basis, will be top of your agenda.

Role Accountabilities

 

Customer Champion

 

• Play a lead role supporting the Heads of Commercial and Commercial Controllers with any relevant customer finance interaction
• Contribute to the development of the Customer business strategy
• To build strong relationships with the Commercial team and act as their financial conscience and business partner

 

Commercial Forecasting

 

• Lead the commercial forecast review process for the Pizza & Bread sector
• Ensure clear, relevant bridges and sensitivities exist which clearly tell the story
• Underpin the forecast with robust commercial scorecards in place
• Ensure that all stakeholders understand the key forecast drivers and ensure forecast accuracy is constantly challenged

 

Commercial Appraisals & Decision Making

 

• Ensure that all Pizza & Bread sector commercial decisions are appraised on a timely basis, using consistent models and analysis where appropriate
• Work within the control framework agreed by all key stakeholders
• Ensure that feedback and evaluation of these decisions becomes the norm so that the Business can learn moving forward

 

Commercial Control & Compliance

 

• Ensure a clear, standardised framework of control is in place (with RACI’s where necessary) to ensure that all commercial decision making is compliant with UK finance policy
• Ensure that all models, outputs have the same look and feel across the UK so that business partners see clear and consistent approach to decision making

 

Commercial Reporting