Join us on our mission to make people happy through chocolate! We're looking for a Finance Manager - Stock to join our Finance team on a 14-month fixed-term contract. This Level 3 role reports to the Head of Operations Finance and offers flexible working across multiple sites (three days per week on-site).
About the Role: As the Finance Manager - Stock, you will play a key role in managing and reporting on the Group's stock position. This is a unique opportunity to work closely with the Director of Supply Planning, Commercial, and Operational teams to ensure effective stock management. You'll proactively identify risks and opportunities, drive P&L improvements, and refine our processes.
You'll take ownership of financial analysis and reporting for stock across the Group, enhance control frameworks, and lead the stock audit process, while also supporting system and process improvements in a fast-paced environment.
What we offer:
1. A competitive salary
2. A range of company benefits
3. 50% discount on all products
4. 70% discount for you and your guests at our Rabot Estate hideaway on the paradise island of Saint Lucia
Where you'll work: At Hotel Chocolat, we've embraced hybrid working. As the Finance Manager - Stock, you'll work on-site three days per week, with the flexibility to work from wherever you like for the other two days.
Your on-site locations will include the Alpha Distribution Centre in St. Neots, Beta Distribution Centre in Northampton, Hadley Park, Huntingdon, our manufacturing site, and the Head Office in Royston, Hertfordshire.
What you'll be doing as Finance Manager - Stock: You'll take ownership of:
1. The Group Stock position:
1. Weekly reporting, analysis, and investigation, including Stock Value, Stock Cover, Stock Turn, and BBE risk
2. Monthly reporting for Senior Management and stock provision reviews with the wider business
3. Ownership of the stock financial forecast
2. Developing processes for posting, reporting, and reforecasting stock write-offs
3. Identifying and implementing improvements to the stock control framework
4. Managing both internal and external stock audits
5. Supporting system and process enhancements in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
Who you are as a Finance Manager - Stock: You're a proactive and detail-oriented finance professional with a passion for process improvement. You'll have excellent communication skills to interact effectively with Senior Management, Operational Teams, and External Auditors, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Essential for the role of Finance Manager - Stock:
1. Qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA)
2. Experience within the Consumer Goods industry
3. Proven ability to operate in a fast-paced environment
4. Strong systems skills, with demonstrable examples of improving processes and controls
5. Great communication skills, with the ability to interact at all levels
Desirable for the role of Finance Manager - Stock:
1. Experience within the FMCG industry
2. International experience
3. Knowledge of Microsoft D365 (beneficial but not essential)
4. Prior experience in stock control/management
Who are we? We're one of the UK's favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol, and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser.
A cacao pod takes years to grow - it can't be rushed if it's going to be just right for our products. The same can be said for Hotel Chocolat, which originally started as a mint production company before we realised it was luxury chocolate that we were really passionate about.
Now, we're market leaders in the industry. What began as an online-only business grew to over 140 stores across the UK, and we're still growing... Today, we're multi-category, multi-channel, and multi-territory, and our customers, colleagues, cacao farmers, and suppliers all benefit from the success we make together.
To learn more about us and read about our People Pledge - our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion - click here: hotelchocolat.com/uk/engaged-ethics/our-people.html.
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