Company description: At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations'? worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 141 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes. Job description: Job Title: Assistant Finance Manager Contract: Permanent Full Time Location: Stockton Are you currently working in finance, part-qualified and looking for a step up into a new challenge? Due to an internal promotion, we are currently looking for an Assistant Finance Manager to join our Stockton site. Essential Ingredients Part qualified studying towards CIMA or equivalent Budget Management experience Variance analysis experience Able to deputise and work with the operations site leadership team as required, with the ability to roll your sleeves up and get involved across the site as a trusted adviser A passion for data with the ability to interpret results, clearly communicating and ensuring understanding of both finance and non-finance colleagues Proficient in Excel, working with spreadsheets and reporting Comfortable and confident to make effective business decisions The Recipe Working alongside the Operations Finance Manager, you will have good knowledge and understanding of management accounting. By translating financial performance to non-financial colleagues within Manufacturing and Distribution, you will provide actionable insight to support decisions and keep performance on track. Youll be our finance expert in Stockton and be involved in managing site finances, capital spend, forecasting, budgeting and spend tracking. As part of the wider operations finance team, you will gain experience of working with colleagues from a network of bakeries and depots, provide support on national projects and step in as required for your peers. Continuous improvement is championed both personally as you progress your financial qualification and professionally through efficiencies in financial processes. Crucially, you will be using your excellent communication skills to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the business. About Us Our Stockton bakery, based in the Northeast has recently seen an investment of over £18 million pounds in our manufacturing operations creating a new thin bagel line So, with state-of-the-art machinery and a team of over 100 strong, were ensuring that our quality freshly baked products are the very best quality and ready for delivery across the UK As the UKs No. 1 Bakery Brand we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a sixth-generation family business, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products, including gluten and wheat free. We are striving to be a net zero business by 2050 and believe that we must minimise our impact on the environment, whilst making a positive impact on the society we are a part of. Extra Dough Youll want to know what your bread is worth: A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share) Family time is important to us, and we know it will be to you, so you will have 5 weeks holiday and bank hols. Plus, the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week annual leave Award winning pension scheme Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service At Warburtons we aim to respect and value difference, creating an inclusive workplace that values diversity. We value all protected characteristics and more importantly, look to have an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work and be themselves. ADZN1_UKTJ