Finance Controller
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Job Introduction
We have a great opportunity for a Finance Controller to join our SBP site, to provide financial management and decision support within the Stocks Business Unit to help deliver the financial and strategic objectives of the business whilst ensuring full compliance to company and statutory finance policy and procedures.
Main Responsibility
The successful candidate's responsibilities will include;
- Maintain financial control in the SBU, in accordance with the processes, financial standards, procedures, and governance defined in the WGW and by Central Finance, with the necessary rigour and discipline to ensure the integrity of all SBU accounting related matters, including the financial control of overseas stocks
- Monitor SBU financial performance to bring insight and support SBU Management in order to maximize performance, generate added value and achieve optimal growth for the company over the long-term
- Provide accurate reporting of financial information, analysis and insight to SBU Management, and create no-surprise environment for SBU Management and Board to enable informed decision-making of highest standard, for example, with regard to spirits trading, valuation of stock and valuation of sales of excess stocks
- Support the planning and budgeting processes within the SBU to ensure high quality of processes and plans at the SBU level, in line with the group-wide planning process
- Provide financial commentary on SBU managed P&L accounts, including, for example, comment on potential changes in the assumptions of budgeted spirit rates in case of spirit variances and/ or volume changes
Our Ideal Candidate
- Qualified Accountant with experience in production accounting.
- Comprehensive experience in technical accounting aspects of cost accounting.
- Proven leader who can set objectives, performance manage a team and develop individuals to achieve their potential
- Understanding of financial control and reporting methodologies gained in manufacturing environment
- Experience of commercial contract terms and negotiation is desirable
What we can offer you
- We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
- Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
- Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
- Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
- Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.
- Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
- Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
- Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
- Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
- Learning resources to help you be your best self.
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We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.
INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS
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