Interim Site Financial Controller (FMCG)
- Recruiter
- Marks Sattin
- Location
- England, Leicestershire, Coalville
- Salary
- £375 - £425 per day
- Posted
- 24 Mar 2023
- Closes
- 31 Mar 2023
- Ref
- BBBH174246
- Contact
- Anthony Mills
- Job Title
- Financial Controller
- Category
- Consumer products / FMCG
- Experience Levels
- Qualified Accountant
- Contract Type
- Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
£400 - £450 per day (Umbrella rate)
Marks Sattin are working in partnership with a UK leading multi-site FMCG organisation in the Food Production industry to recruit an Interim Financial Controller on a 6-9 month temporary basis.
The role is a full-time site based role, with a split across two offices. 3-4 days per week is expected at the Coalville site and 1-2 days per week is expected at the South Birmingham site. Applicants must be able to travel to both sites.
My client is seeking an experineced Commercial Finance Manager / Financial Controller with proven experience working within a "site based" role within an FMCG environment. As the position is heavilt focused on business partnering with the Ops team the ideal candidate will have excellent communication skills, relationship building skills and influencing skills.
Key responsibilities of the Interim Financial Controller include:
- Management of the site Finance team in the delivery of all operations and financial reporting
- Daily and weekly reporting of yields, labour, stock and site overhead costs
- Monthly profit and loss reporting to include overhead costs, engineering costs and consumable costs
- Management of the site balance sheet, including all monthly reconciliations and reporting requirements for group finance
- Report on capital expenditure spend to ensure that all projects are operating within budget
- To provide management information as requested and to develop the management reporting process
- Creation of budgets and forecasts as required on overhead and capital spend
- Provide daily operational support on the management of purchase orders and invoices, including managing the GRNI
- Production of the audit file at year end, to include all reconciliations and any supplementary information required
To be considered you must:
- Qualified Accountant ACA/ACCA/CIMA (QBE will be considered)
- Understanding of the FMCG industry, ideally food or beverages manufacturing
- The desire to be hands on, and to be seen on the production floor
- Accurate and efficient in reporting
- High level of eye for detail
- Experience and knowledge from working in a manufacturing environment with evidence of variance reporting
- Ideally have experience of working with SAP
- Confident, competent, determined and resilient, with the drive to complete tasks
If you feel you meet the requirements of my client, please do not hesitate to apply!