Head of Finance

2 days ago

Market Drayton, United Kingdom Culina Group Full time

Company Description

Culina group are a market leading ambient and chilled food & drink 3PL specialist, providing warehouse and distribution alongside fresh, food manufacturing, co-packing and bonded divisions. Working in partnership with some of the biggest household names in the food and drink sector.

With over 20 million square feet of warehousing spread across 100+ depots, we employ in excess of 22,000 people to ensure that our 2.2 million deliveries reach the correct location. Our extensive network enables us to provide a comprehensive supply chain management service covering the whole of the UK and Ireland.

**Job Description**:
**KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES**
- Manage the delivery of the finance reporting cycle in line with Group requirements (to include Weekly, WD6 Flash, WD10 month end consolidation and WD12 SAP upload files)
- Be an active part of the senior management team, working directly with the CEO, Ops Director, HR and head of Commercial, ensuring the voice of Finance is heard
- Lead the CML Finance team (8 people), managing all staff issues as necessary including the Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable teams
- Prepare the annual financial statements and manage the external audit process, meeting Group deadlines
- Prepare annual budgets, quarterly reforecasts and long term plans as required by the Group planning timetable
- Be the focal point across the wider Culina and Muller groups for all financial matters including system developments, reporting requirements, the implementation of new reporting and accounting standards, etc.
- Responsibility for ensuring robust financial controls within the business as well as adherence to the Muller internal control policy
- Review, identify and challenge financial trends that impact on the CML’s profitability
- Liaise and action all issues arising with the Muller Tax Department
- Advise and support the CML Commercial team of pricing, payment and rebate issues

**Qualifications**:

- Experienced Qualified accountant with relevant experience in both financial control/reporting, statutory accounts and working with external auditors as well as commercial and planning/budgeting activities
- Robust personality to stand up to competing organisational demands
- Ideally experience of using Sage accounting system
- Experience of business partnering with operational teams
- Team Management experience
- Experience of working within a logistics business is ideal
- Efficient and can offer flexibility to meet various competing deadlines
- Tenacious - focused on delivery and closure
- Good communicator, both within the local team and the wider group
- Competent in the use of Excel spreadsheets - accurate with good attention to detail

Additional Information
- Opportunities to progress through within the department or into other roles within the business.
- Competitive holidays
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
- Private Health Care
- Car Allowance
- Retail discounts
- Training, development and secondments opportunities and MANY MORE.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a personable and growing business with plenty of opportunities and a great team.

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