Interim Finance Business Partner

5 months ago

Blackpool, United Kingdom Valeo Foods Full time

Company Description

Valeo Snackfoods is the combination of Kettle Foods, Tangerine, Big Bear and It’s All Good and is one of the UK’s top 100 grocery brands. It is headquartered in Norwich and Pontefract and employs over 2,000 people. Over the past few years, we have strengthened our portfolio to include the Metcalfe’s popcorn brand and Yellow Chips in Emmeloord, Netherlands. The business in the UK and Europe generates revenues of over £280 million.

Our brands include KETTLE® Chips, Metcalfe’s® popcorn, Foxes, Poppets, Barratt (Wham, Fruit Salads, Black Jacks, Refreshers, Sherbet fountain, Dip Dab).

**Job Description**:
**Please note this is a 6-9 month fixed term contract.**

To act as partner to Manufacturing (Factory Manager and area leaders e.g., Engineering/CI and including Heads of Manufacturing where applicable) covering key aspects of Factory operational performance, analysis to establish diagnostics and drivers on performance, project delivery for savings, month end accounting and analysis and other tasks as captured in key accountabilities.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Build relationships between Operations Finance and Manufacturing particularly with Factory Manager and relevant cost area leaders as required (e.g., Engineering, Continuous Improvement/Lean, and Heads of Manufacturing where appropriate) to effectively support Manufacturing Operations cost control and improvement
- Detailed analysis and reporting to support Factory leadership, including relevant weekly reporting for your Cluster and/or across Clusters where organisation spans of responsibility determine (e.g., for weekly labour performance across total Snacks). Examples will include operational effectiveness (OEE), labour productivity/planning, capacity utilisation, key operational KPIs, material wastage analysis, stock take controls/adjustment etc.
- Lead involvement in Factory project financial analysis (capital, continuous improvement etc) including diagnostics and driver analysis on operation performance to define/align on priority opportunities and project tracking for savings delivery vs. targets
- Involvement as Cluster Operations Finance Business Partner to confirm/support costings as needed for your Factories in partnership with Costings/Change Management resource
- Work as part of the Operations Finance team, sharing learnings, and complying with the financial controls and reporting timetables in line with business requirements
- Ensure completion of month end to deadlines within your scope of responsibility, providing commentary as needed to explain performance/variances for your areas
- Completion and ownership of accurate and controlled balance sheet reconciliations
- Other Finance related support / project work as required

**Qualifications**:

- Qualified ACCA/CIMA accountant
- Strong IT skills, particularly XL and use of accounting systems (Valeo Confectionery on Sage, Valeo Snacks on IFS)
- Experience working as financial support in a manufacturing environment
- Full driving licence for occasions when travel to other sites is required

**Personal Attributes**
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Ability to work under pressure and with efficiency and speed whilst maintaining accuracy, working to a strict financial timetable
- Positive/can do and flexible approach and ability to deal positively with change
- Logical thinking and ability to connect Financial reporting/analysis outcome with reality of business processes and changes

Additional Information
**What we offer you in return**
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
- Option to buy more holiday - up to 5 days
- Matched pension scheme
- Death in service
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Staff discount / staff shop
- And plenty more

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