Our client is multiple plants and in multiple countries. This position is dedicated to the local markets, both in terms of opportunity and demand and is backed with global expertise in food ingredient products and technologies.

This role provides a unique and exciting career opportunity for the successful candidate to play a pivotal role, operating at the heart of a diverse multinational organisation. Working with senior leaders across Finance, Commercial and the Business Unit Directors. This offers significant scope for personal growth and business recognition with the potential to be a Finance Director in the future.

PURPOSE

• To ensure knowledge of business performance and business issues is appropriate, current, and accurate.
• To support one key North America region, including key people, markets, and operations. For those EUM's, develop insight into business performance issues and opportunities. To condense, summarise and prioritise information.
• To bring high-quality finance reports, insight, and recommendations to support business decision-making and performance management.
• To develop and continually raise the bar in terms of the quality of financial analysis provided. Furthermore, to seek to improve efficiency and control over the services provided, including identifying and implementing opportunities to automate/systemise.
• To have depth and breadth of understanding of what is happening within and around the business, for this recent acquisition, including insight into underlying performance.
• To generate and present insightful, concise, and accurate information regarding the actual and predicted performance of the business to senior management.
• Partner with the Global Business Director, as well as other site leads to drive key performance improvements, as well as supporting strategic decision making through the integration and growth phase of the acquisition.
• Provision of reporting, planning & analysis to support the company working closely with other finance contacts (global, regional, site and Head Office) and non-finance (Project Management, Marketing, Technical Leads, regional and global commercial teams).
• Act as the finance contact, supporting the Global Technology Centre, monitoring operating cost, and leading the development of business cases and project governance relating to CAPEX projects, including preparation of presentations to management.

FUNCTIONAL CAPABILITY

• Reporting & planning skills to support management reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• Financial modelling and analytical skills to support performance analysis and business case evaluation.
• IT skills including strong modelling skills (MS Excel), reporting tools (e.g., Cognos), databases, communication tools (e.g., Teams, SharePoint), presentation tools (MS PowerPoint).

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• An accounting qualification.
• At least 8 years of post-qualification finance experience.
• Experience in business performance management including reporting and forecasting.
• Track record of providing analysis and insight to support business decision-making.
• Commercial acumen. Desirable:
• Experience in working with remote team / stakeholders.
• Experience working in a flexible networked organisation structure.
• Experience working in manufacturing industry.