Factory Finance & Costing Manager

Pasta Evangelists Ltd; City of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fresh pasta manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Factory Finance & Costing Manager responsible for financial reporting, control, and business partnering within the factory. The ideal candidate will have over 3 years of manufacturing finance experience, particularly in food production. The position offers a competitive salary and various perks, including team socials and pasta tastings.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Discount at Harrods

Regular team socials

Free Pasta Evangelists products

Referral bonus scheme

Cycle to work scheme

25 days of paid annual leave

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years practical manufacturing finance experience.
• Strong emphasis on accuracy and quality.
• Competent communication skills, able to address queries professionally.

Responsibilities

• Weekly and monthly reporting of factory P&L and KPIs.
• Maintain and develop product costing model.
• Validate profit improvement projects.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Manufacturing finance experience

Strong Excel skills

Food production experience

Communication skills

Tools

Xero

Inventory management system

Job description

Factory Finance & Costing Manager

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: CPU - North Acton

Reporting To: Head of Finance

Description

Pasta Evangelists has built the largest fresh pasta factory in the UK in North Acton.

Our Factory Finance Manager is responsible for representing the Finance team in our factory: weekly and monthly reporting, product costing, financial control. The role also includes acting as Finance Business Partner for our teams which are based at the factory: Production, Procurement, Supply Chain, Engineering and Quality & Safety.

Previous manufacturing experience is key.

What you'll do at Pasta Evangelists:

Reporting

• Weekly reporting of factory P&L and KPIs
• Perform monthly closure, forecast and budget
• Support the annual audit

Product Costing

• Maintain and develop the product costing model, which needs to combine the governance of the process and the flexibility needed due to the features and size of the business.
• Communicate and explain costing variances to stakeholders.
• Play an essential role in the implementation of new IT systems for inventory management.

Financial Control

• Maintain factory fixed asset register.
• Run business cases and financial analysis to evaluate factory Capex initiatives.

Business Partnering

• Act as a connection between factory and head office, providing analysis with full visibility on all the levers of the COGS.
• Enforce and improve factory internal controls to be fit for our next phase of growth.
• Control/validate savings projects.
• Validate profit improvement projects.

Who you are:

• Qualified/part qualified accountant with 3 years+ practical manufacturing finance experience
• Previous food production experience is key
• Strong Excel skills, previous use of Xero and an inventory management system is preferable
• A strong emphasis on accuracy and quality
• Competent oral and written communication skills, with ability to evaluate queries and advise the teams in a timely and professional manner
• … A pasta lover!

What we can offer:

• Competitive salary to attract best talent
• Join a dynamic, fast-moving & diverse team
• Discount at our counter and restaurant in Harrods
• Regular team socials and pasta tastings
• Free Pasta Evangelists products
• Referral bonus Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days of paid annual leave (plus bank holidays)