Regional Finance Manager
Fresh People are currently looking to recruit a Regional Finance Manager home based for a Fresh Produce business. In this role, you will provide business partnering, commercial analysis, and decision support to the management teams at branches within regions of a Foodservice business, preferably located in Devon. Working closely with Branch Managers and the divisional Senior Leadership Team, you will maximize business performance and identify risks and opportunities, supported by a centralized management accounts team. You will be required to visit Bodmin and Devon sites weekly and Bristol & Cardiff monthly; travel to all locations is a key part of the role, and driving time will be included within your working time, reporting into the Head of Finance.
The Person
Suitable candidates would ideally be CIMA or ACCA qualified, although QBE would be considered if from industry. Experience gained within Fresh Produce, FMCG, or Logistics Industries, with multi-site experience in a product-led environment and advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, is required. You should be experienced in building relationships with non-finance and cross-functional personnel across all levels within the business. The ability to adapt quickly and deliver commercial results in a changing environment while understanding trends and results is essential. A high level of competency in financial analysis and modeling is also required.
Role Responsibilities
* Providing support, challenge, and insight to the Branch Managers of each site within your remit as a Finance Business Partner.
* Delivering timely, accurate, and relevant financial information, analysis, and commentary to key stakeholders.
* Providing the following financial information and analysis: weekly and monthly P&L reporting, monthly and quarterly forecasts, annual budgets, variance analysis, KPIs & benchmarking.
* Providing commercial support to the Branch Managers, focusing on understanding and explaining business performance variances and identifying risks and opportunities to enable delivery of their targets.
* Developing, rigorously challenging, and questioning the budget/forecast assumptions and KPIs on an ongoing basis, and reporting this to the Branch Managers and Divisional Team.
* Providing insight into customer and sales team performance.
* Producing the internal Monthly Reporting pack and participating in the Monthly Review Meeting.
* Overall responsibility for producing the monthly Management Accounts and all central reporting while collaborating with the central finance team.
* Producing and evaluating business cases, including capital expenditure proposals.
* Ensuring that strong financial controls are in place across all branches.
* Ensuring that all company policies and statutory requirements are adhered to.
* Supporting the Financial Controller as required through analysis and project activity.
If you are looking for a role based from home with previous experience in a similar role and are comfortable with the travel required within this role, then we would like to hear from you today.
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