Finance Manager - Operational Finance
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Job Description: The Finance Manager - Operational Finance at ASR Group will be responsible for business partnering with UK-based production and distribution sites, focusing on month-end processes related to inventory and supply chain. The role involves overseeing a multi-million-euro cost base, managing a direct report, and leading performance improvement projects. The successful candidate will also support the annual budgeting process and influence stakeholders at the executive level. This position is based at the Thames Refinery with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own specific month-end and periodic closing tasks within the Finance team.
- Provide month-end, quarterly, and annual commentary and analysis on operational performance.
- Manage one direct report and mentor junior team members.
- Maintain and strengthen controls and procedures.
- Project manage development and approval of business cases for Capital Investments (CAPEX).
- Maintain and develop budget/forecast models within the company’s business planning platform.
- Support the annual budgeting process to deliver a robust and accurate budget.
- Deal with queries from external auditors.
- Lead performance improvement projects focused on reducing operational/cost inefficiencies.
- Influence stakeholders and present information clearly to C-Suite level executives.
- Manage and promote the use of reporting tools (e.g., Anaplan, Power BI) and drive improvements.
Skills Required:
- Strong SAP (or similar) / Excel / Power BI skills.
- Intellectually curious with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Highly analytical with the ability to draw insights from large data sets.
- Excellent communication skills to engage and influence stakeholders.
- Organized and capable of managing multiple activities simultaneously.
- Bachelor's degree ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with post-qualified experience.
- Demonstrable experience using SAP or an equivalent system.
- Experience in Supply Chain / Inventory Management in Food Manufacturing, FMCG, or Commodities.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
ASR Group is the worlds largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The companys brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino, C&H, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, Lyles and Sidul.
Job Title Manager Operational Finance
Location Thames Refinery (3 days office, 2 days home)
Reports To Senior Manager Ops & Supply Chain Finance
Company Description And Role Context
ASR Groups companies have more than 150 years of experience taking sugar cane from field to table. Our expertise in every aspect of the cane sugar process is without equal. We are the largest vertically integrated cane sugar refiner in the world. Our nine refineries are found in five countries across the globe. Our brands are leaders in their respective markets, including Tate & Lyle and Lyles Golden Syrup in the UK and Sidul in Portugal.
ROLE / SCOPE
The successful candidate will join our Operational and Supply Chain Finance team, with responsibility for business partnering with the relevant areas of our UK-based production and distribution sites. Focus on month ends for Inventory & Supply Chain Business partnering on value driving project/capital investments.
Detailed Roles & Responsibilities
- Own specific month-end and periodic closing tasks within the Finance team, with responsibility for overseeing and controlling a multi-million-euro cost base, focused on inventory and supply chain
- Provide month-end, quarterly and annual commentary and analysis on operational performance.
- Manage one direct report.
- Mentor and develop other junior members of the team on a day-to-day basis.
- Maintain and strengthen controls and procedures.
- Project manage development and approval of business cases for Capital Investments (CAPEX)
- Maintain and develop the budget/forecast models within the companys business planning platform. This will involve completing the necessary model-building training.
- Support the annual budgeting process with the overall objective of delivering a robust and accurate budget which has been signed off by all relevant stakeholders.
- To deal with queries from our external auditors.
- As development progresses and business knowledge grows, lead performance improvement projects, focused on reducing/eliminating operational/cost inefficiencies
- Influence Stakeholders and present information clearly and concisely to C-Suite level Executives
- Manage and promote use of reporting tools (e.g. Anaplan, Power BI) and proactively drive improvements to ensure they continue to provide relevant business information
Required Capabilities
- Strong SAP (or similar) / Excel / Power BI skills
- To be intellectually curious and to have a continuous improvement mindset to own and fix issues identified
- To be highly analytical and have an ability to draw insight from large data sets
- To be an excellent communicator, able to engage and influence stakeholders
- To be organized and capable of managing multiple activities simultaneously
Education And Experience Requirements
- Bachelors degree ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with post qualified experience
- Demonstratable experience of using SAP or an equivalent system
- Demonstrable experience of Supply Change / Inventory Management in Food Manufacturing; Fast Moving Consumer Goods; or Commodities
At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company. Service Excellence - Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability - Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add - create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Job Description: The Finance Manager - Operational Finance at ASR Group will be responsible for business partnering with UK-based production and distribution sites, focusing on month-end processes related to inventory and supply chain. The role involves overseeing a multi-million-euro cost base, managing a direct report, and leading performance improvement projects. The successful candidate will also support the annual budgeting process and influence stakeholders at the executive level. This position is based at the Thames Refinery with a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Own specific month-end and periodic closing tasks within the Finance team.
- Provide month-end, quarterly, and annual commentary and analysis on operational performance.
- Manage one direct report and mentor junior team members.
- Maintain and strengthen controls and procedures.
- Project manage development and approval of business cases for Capital Investments (CAPEX).
- Maintain and develop budget/forecast models within the company’s business planning platform.
- Support the annual budgeting process to deliver a robust and accurate budget.
- Deal with queries from external auditors.
- Lead performance improvement projects focused on reducing operational/cost inefficiencies.
- Influence stakeholders and present information clearly to C-Suite level executives.
- Manage and promote the use of reporting tools (e.g., Anaplan, Power BI) and drive improvements.
Skills Required:
- Strong SAP (or similar) / Excel / Power BI skills.
- Intellectually curious with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Highly analytical with the ability to draw insights from large data sets.
- Excellent communication skills to engage and influence stakeholders.
- Organized and capable of managing multiple activities simultaneously.
- Bachelor's degree ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with post-qualified experience.
- Demonstrable experience using SAP or an equivalent system.
- Experience in Supply Chain / Inventory Management in Food Manufacturing, FMCG, or Commodities.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
ASR Group is the worlds largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar, with an annual production capacity of more than 6 million tons of sugar. The company produces a full line of grocery, industrial, food service and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group owns and operates six sugar refineries, located in Louisiana, New York, California, Maryland, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, the company owns and operates sugar refineries in England and Portugal. ASR Group also owns and operates mills in Mexico and Belize. The companys brand portfolio includes the leading brands Domino, C&H, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, Lyles and Sidul.
Job Title Manager Operational Finance
Location Thames Refinery (3 days office, 2 days home)
Reports To Senior Manager Ops & Supply Chain Finance
Company Description And Role Context
ASR Groups companies have more than 150 years of experience taking sugar cane from field to table. Our expertise in every aspect of the cane sugar process is without equal. We are the largest vertically integrated cane sugar refiner in the world. Our nine refineries are found in five countries across the globe. Our brands are leaders in their respective markets, including Tate & Lyle and Lyles Golden Syrup in the UK and Sidul in Portugal.
ROLE / SCOPE
The successful candidate will join our Operational and Supply Chain Finance team, with responsibility for business partnering with the relevant areas of our UK-based production and distribution sites. Focus on month ends for Inventory & Supply Chain Business partnering on value driving project/capital investments.
Detailed Roles & Responsibilities
- Own specific month-end and periodic closing tasks within the Finance team, with responsibility for overseeing and controlling a multi-million-euro cost base, focused on inventory and supply chain
- Provide month-end, quarterly and annual commentary and analysis on operational performance.
- Manage one direct report.
- Mentor and develop other junior members of the team on a day-to-day basis.
- Maintain and strengthen controls and procedures.
- Project manage development and approval of business cases for Capital Investments (CAPEX)
- Maintain and develop the budget/forecast models within the companys business planning platform. This will involve completing the necessary model-building training.
- Support the annual budgeting process with the overall objective of delivering a robust and accurate budget which has been signed off by all relevant stakeholders.
- To deal with queries from our external auditors.
- As development progresses and business knowledge grows, lead performance improvement projects, focused on reducing/eliminating operational/cost inefficiencies
- Influence Stakeholders and present information clearly and concisely to C-Suite level Executives
- Manage and promote use of reporting tools (e.g. Anaplan, Power BI) and proactively drive improvements to ensure they continue to provide relevant business information
Required Capabilities
- Strong SAP (or similar) / Excel / Power BI skills
- To be intellectually curious and to have a continuous improvement mindset to own and fix issues identified
- To be highly analytical and have an ability to draw insight from large data sets
- To be an excellent communicator, able to engage and influence stakeholders
- To be organized and capable of managing multiple activities simultaneously
Education And Experience Requirements
- Bachelors degree ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified with post qualified experience
- Demonstratable experience of using SAP or an equivalent system
- Demonstrable experience of Supply Change / Inventory Management in Food Manufacturing; Fast Moving Consumer Goods; or Commodities
At Tate & Lyle Sugars, our goal is to be the most admired sweetener Company. Service Excellence - Be the industry's Gold Standard by a relentless focus on reliability, providing products with superior quality and excellent customer services. Efficiency and Sustainability - Eliminate inefficiency to be a sustainable, low cost producer and to generate fuel for reinvestment. Value-Add - create strategic advantage and enhanced profitability through value-added products and services. The foundation of our values is Talent and Culture as we aim to build, retain and motivate a winning team.
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