Head of Operations Finance

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Job description:

If you are an ACCA or CIMA qualified accountant with experience of a fast pace demanding environment in which you need to 'get hands on' and can show you are an inspiring, collaborative team leader able to influence and challenge internal stakeholders when required we would like to hear from you!

Head of Operations Finance

Refresco UK - Kegworth, Derbyshire (just off J24 of the M1)

Whats in it for you?

• 15% Annual bonus
• Health Care plan for you and your family
• 8% pension
• Life assurance (X4 annual salary)
• 27 days plus bank holidays holiday allowance
• Purchase extra holiday scheme
• Access to employee benefits platform Cheers which includes salary sacrifice benefits.

About The Role

As Head of Operations Financeyou will be responsible for operational finance at 6 sites across the UK, will report to the Business Unit Controller and lead a team of 5. You will have already been in such a role, so are probably aware of these key main duties and responsibilities:

• Oversee financial planning and control for Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Procurement and Head Office, including month-end and budgeting processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand, report, and forecast costs, leveraging insights to improve business outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement across finance functions and evaluate capital expenditure proposals to maximize returns.
• Participate in S&OP and other meetings to address financial performance issues and implement solutions.
• Investigate financial variances with senior leaders and develop corrective actions to enhance performance.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls, accurate period-end reporting, and timely completion of financial documentation.
• Manage site-level financial reporting, supplier claims, and the development of key financial measures; support 'finance self-service' initiatives and handle ad hoc projects as needed.
• Lead balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and adequate support for reported assets and liabilities.

About You

Most critically we need an outstanding people leader who has an in depth knowledge of manufacturing for this role. It goes without saying that as this is a senior finance manager in Refresco UK that you are ACCA or CIMA qualified, and that you hold previous Operations Finance experience. We want someone who will lead and role model to the Refresco core values - agile, responsible, excellent, passionate and entrepreneurial - see here for more detail:

https://www.refresco.co.uk/uk/about/our-values

Hence you will need to have previous team leadership experience - clear, organised, structured leadership and objective setting.

The other key aspect to this role is influencing internal stakeholders. You will work closely with the site General Managers, some members of the Refresco UK Senior Leadership team, and take part in the monthly S&OP process. You will need to challenge assumptions and push back when needed and provide sometimes uncomfortable insight and analysis in to site performances.

You will need to be used to working in a fast paced, demanding environment.

Finally you will need to use your experience and knowledge to provide suggestions and insights for appropriate courses of action to address cost issues on the sites.

About Refresco:

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass. Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand

Refresco is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands and has more than 13,500 employees. www.refresco.com.

Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. Were a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and were only just getting started.

Were the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.

Whether its packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.

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