Head of Operational Finance

3 weeks ago


Worksop Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Paul Davis Restoration of Prince Edward Island Full time

About The Role

Join the Samworth Brothers Team and become part of our dynamic family

At Samworth Brothers, we genuinely care about our colleagues and strive to create an engaging environment that values your unique contributions. We are committed to your success and offer a range of exceptional benefits that we believe supports your life and personal aspirations: -

  • Enhanced pension scheme
  • Private health scheme
  • Employee discount scheme
  • Experience annual pay reviews
  • Profit related pay
  • Unlock your potential through training and growth opportunities

The Opportunity

This role reports directly into the Category Finance Director, and forms part of the senior finance team for Food to Go (alongside Commercial and Projects) and will play a pivotal Leadership role in improving the performance of the FTG Category within Samworth Brothers.
  • Lead 3 direct reports and a wider finance team of 16 in delivery of all reporting requirements for the Category - weekly, monthly, annual reporting
  • Deliver the quarterly reforecasting and annual budgeting process and own and deliver the 5-year financial model for FTG
  • Challenge and support on materials, labour and overheads across 4-sites though monthly MBR and one-off processes. Drive consistent initiatives to improve where appropriate
  • Support Category S&OP process including financial modelling
  • Review Balance Sheets across 3 businesses and deliver bi-annual Group review for FTG

This is a hybrid opportunity with travel to our sites in Leicestershire and Worksop.


The Ideal Candidate

We believe that success is built upon collaboration and diverse perspectives. At Samworth Brothers, we welcome candidates who are passionate about working together to achieve greatness. As a valued member of our team, you will bring the following skills and experience: -

  • Qualified accountant, ACA, CIMA or ACCA
  • Have a background in a manufacturing and/or FMCG business
  • Demonstrate the ability to influence others at all levels in the Group
  • Have held a Finance Manager, Controller or Director role previously with demonstrable success
  • Experience of leading and developing a team


We also want you to thrive in an engaging and inclusive work culture where you will have the opportunity to take on personal accountability and take pride in your work. We encourage positive communication, and the building of strong collaborative relationships is essential to every role.

Join us at Samworth Brothers, where you'll be more than just a team member – you'll be an integral part of our thriving family. Apply today and embark on an exciting journey with us

About Us

We are a fourth-generation family business producing high quality own-label products for many of the UK’s best-known retailers along with our own brands including Ginsters, Soreen, Higgidy, Dickinson & Morris and Walker & Son. We employ over 10,000 people in well-invested modern food manufacturing sites around the country.

At Samworth Brothers we take pride in our family feel within our businesses and work together to make things happen. We can offer you the stability of a wider group as well as the opportunities that that offers if you wish to progress your career with us. We are family and we would like to invite you to be part of that and support our teams in delivering great products to all of our customers.

Samworth Brothers do not engage with unlicensed gangmasters or third parties. Samworth Brothers will NEVER ask you for money in order to provide you with employment. If you are in any doubt, please contact an official Samworth Brothers representative. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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