Finance Manager

Join Our Finance Team at The Compleat Food Group!

Our Finance department is thrilled to announce a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager to join our team in Crewe.

You will be leading the finance team to ensure all aspects of finance is covered and completed in a timely manner and within the regulations set.

Who We Are:

At The Compleat Food Group, we're on a mission to create delectable food that not only brings joy to your taste buds but also extends love to our planet. We fondly refer to it as 'Food to Feel Good' because we believe in savouring every bite whilst making a positive impact.

Our team of over 5,000 remarkable individuals forms the core of all that we undertake. Their genuine passion drives the creation of delectable products for UK consumers, prominent retailers, and our thrilling market-leading brands such as Wall's Pastry, Squeaky Bean, and Unearthed.

Reporting into the financial controller for operations (with a dotted line to the site director), this role will be responsible for, but not limited to:

• Being an integral part of the site leadership team and a business partner to the site director.
• Ownership of the full site P&L and balance sheet.
• Ensure that the site KPI reporting is timely and supported with detailed understanding.
• Site variance reporting and understanding of MUV, Labour efficiency and distribution.
• Working with the commercial finance manager to understand sales and standard margins within the frozen, fresh, wholesale and retail areas and aid future decisions on site profitability.
• Site overhead control and ensuring cost centres are owned by the relevant SLT members through regular reviews.
• Completing the preparation of capex proposals and ensuring post investment appraisals are completed and measured in line with original proposal.
• Leading the onsite finance team of 7 
• Play a key part of the continuous cycle, not only in measuring live projects but supporting development of future pipeline.

Your Skills and Experience:

• Strong communicator (both verbal and written)
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
• ERP Knowledge
• People Management/Development
• FMCG Senior finance experience
• Strong history of building relationships with other internal stakeholders

Benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Free parking
• Online benefits platform
• Enjoy 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Training and career development
• Contribute to the community with 2 volunteering days a year
• Secure your future with our company pension plan

The Compleat Food Group are proud to have built an inclusive and respectful culture where our colleagues feel safe, supported and valued. A place where they can bring their whole selves to work to achieve exceptional results and thrive.

We continue to attract diverse talent into our teams, because we know greater diversity leads to exceptional results and provides a better working life. That’s why we’re committed to ensuring Fairness, Equity, Inclusivity, and Respect in all that we do.

Recruitment Agencies:

We have an active and trusted Preferred Supplier List to assist us if required. We do not acknowledge any speculative CVs or unsolicited candidate introductions from agencies.