Financial Planning & Analysis Manager - Nelson Site - Competitive Annual Salary
About the role
The FP&A Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing the financial operations of the organisation ensuring the accuracy, integrity and timeliness of financial reporting and analysis.
This role involves preparing and reviewing financial statements, budgets, forecasts, and performance metrics, as well as conducting in-depth financial analysis to support strategic decision-making. The FP&A will collaborate closely with various departments to provide financial insights, identify trends, and recommend actions to optimise financial performance. This position plays a critical role in ensuring compliance with accounting standards, regulatory requirements, and internal policies.
What you will do:
• Manage cash flow, assessing financial risks and developing strategies to mitigate these risks.
• Liaise with external auditors, banks, and other financial institutions to maintain strong working relationships.
• Prepare and review financial statements ensuring the accuracy and completeness of management accounts and other financial statements in accordance with accounting standards.
• Develop and monitor budgets and forecasts in collaboration with department heads.
• Perform detailed financial analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and risks, and present findings to senior management.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations through maintaining up to date knowledge of relevant regulations and standards.
• Continuously review and improve financial processes, internal controls, and reporting systems to enhance efficiency, accuracy and reliability.
What you will need:
• Fully CIMA / ACCA qualified.
• Experience operating as part of a Finance Team within a Manufacturing business.
• Advanced Excel Skills.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of financial principles, accounting practices and financial analysis techniques.
• Proficiency in data analysis, interpretation and synthesis to identify trends, patterns and opportunities for improvement.
• Ability to collaborate and build strong relationships with cross-functional teams, including operations managers, finance professionals, and senior management.
• Capability to think strategically and align financial goals and initiatives with the company's overall strategic objectives and long-term vision.
Let us tell you some more benefits you would receive:
• Fancy volunteering? We will give you one day off a year to take part in volunteering.
• Generous discounts on our products
• Cycle to Work Scheme that offers discounted bikes and cycling equipment.
• Donate through your pay to a charity of your choice. The money is simply deducted through your pay before tax, so for every pound you donate, the 20p that usually goes to tax will go to the charity instead!
• We also have a range of employee assistance services which can be tailored to give you support on various matters such as financial, health and wellbeing advice.
• We treat our teams to a free meal every few months, from our visiting fish & chip van, to freshly made bacon baps from our in-house chefs
About us
Wellocks, is one of the leading UK food distributors in the hospitality industry. We provide fruit, vegetables, dairy, eggs, poultry, meat, store cupboard essentials and everything else chefs will need in their restaurant kitchen. Thanks to our highly skilled team, we also offer pre-prepared veg and freshly-made pasta which is a key part of our service.
From our humble beginnings in 1961 supplying potatoes to local pubs and restaurants, 60 years later we now supply over 1,200 restaurant kitchens across the country with amazing ingredients.
We’re proud to be part of the William Jackson Food Group, a dedicated family-owned food business which started in 1851. Our sister businesses are Abel & Cole, Jacksons Bakery and Belazu. Family values and the commitment which comes with such a long-standing business are rooted in our culture here at Wellocks.
Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it’s like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully.
We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren’t sure if you are 100% there yet… go on… why not give it a whirl? Good luck!
