Assistant Finance Manager

Are you currently working in finance, part CIMA qualified and looking for a new challenge within a national household name?

We are looking for an Assistant Finance Manager to join the team at our Burnley Team, the role will report directly to the Finance Manager and will include the day to day running of the finance department. You’ll be supporting the Operational teams and willbe seen as the go to person on site with regards to all aspects of finance such as weekly P&L reports, managing site finances, capital spend, forecasting and budgeting, spend tracking as well as managing two direct reports.

As 'the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the sixth generation starting to join the company, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 15 depots, producinga range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Our family of 5,000 colleagues throughout the UK, have recognised us as a Sunday Times Top 25 Best Big Companies’ to work for.

Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.

**The Recipe**

Working alongside our Site Finance Manager you will be instrumental in the preparation of site budget and business plans that will sit locally but will be a part of our national strategy. With a good knowledge and understanding of management accounting;you’ll prepare weekly and period end accounts and supporting analysis/reports, post journals and accruals, perform routine tasks during the financial period, complete necessary regulatory returns, produce KPIs & ad hoc reports.

As part of our operations finance team, you will take ownership of core finance processes to deliver the weekly and period accounts for the Burnley site.

You will be an integral part of the Burnley Management team and will get involved in site wide activities such as Health & Safety and engagement activities.

With your keen eye for detail, you’ll be responsible for reconciliations of the period end balance sheet and investigating and resolving any differences. Production of monthly P&L and controllable cost packs for review and signoff by the Finance Manager.You’ll also play a key role in the annual budgeting and forecasting processes.

Continuous improvement is championed, with the opportunity to drive improvements in finance processes, controls, and tax. Crucially, you will be using your excellent communication skills to build and maintain relationships with internal and external stakeholdersacross the business.

**Key Accountabilities and Measures**
- Ownership of core finance processes to deliver the weekly and period accounts for site and on behalf of other sites where applicable.
- To provide cover for and share responsibly for multisite processes with other Assistant Finance Managers at other locations.
- To ensure that the weekly/period/annual tasks that support the reporting of the accounts are completed in a timely and accurate manner.
- To act as a Business Partner supporting the budget holders on site and, where applicable, the wider Operations and Finance teams.
- Where there is line management responsibility:

- Recruit, motivate and develop the team to ensure that KPIs, deliverables and personal targets are met.
- Behave in a manner that ensures conformance to health & safety legislation, policies and standards.
- Play a key role in the annual budgeting and rolling forecast process.
- Deputise for the Finance Manager in their absence.

**Essential Ingredients**

- Coaching and mentoring: Help colleagues to develop on both a formal and informal basis and willingly shares own knowledge, skills and experience.
- Qualifications: Part qualified and a desire to study towards CIMA or equivalent qualification.
- Analytical and problem solving skills: An ability to interpret data clearly and concisely, clearly communicating and ensuring understanding of both finance and non finance colleagues. Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills: influential; articulate, helpful.
- Excellent relationship builder: Able to build relationships and influence across a range of non-finance and finance stakeholders.
- Proficient in Excel.
- Time management: Prioritises and manages own workload effectively.
- Decision making: Makes effective decisions around own job and the team.

**Extra Dough**

At last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth.
- A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
- Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
- Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
- Life assurance
- Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
- Continued investment in your personal development
- Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew
- 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

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspectwhich makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.