ROLE PROFILE 			
Job title	Finance Manager	Date	May-26
Business	Samworth Brothers Food For Now		
Department	Finance		
Location	Radar Road/Ashton Green		
ROLE SUMMARY 			
			
"We have a need for a qualified and experienced Finance Manager to join Samworth Brothers Food For Now on a FTC 12month contract. The role reports directly into the Head of Operational Finance FTG and will sit on the SLT led by the Site Director. The Finance Manager will oversee a finance team of 1 and deliver strong financial disciplines, Commercial/Operational challenge and high-quality reporting to both the business and the Samworth Brothers Group."			
			
REPORTING STRUCTURE			
Reports to	Head of Operational Finance FTG		
Direct Reports	1 Direct reports		
Key internal stakeholders	"Site Leadership Team, Operational and Commercial Managers within the business. FTG & Group Finance. Group Procurement. SB Shared Service Centre"		
Key external stakeholders	"BDO, Locktons"		
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES  AND RESPONSIBILITIES 			
			
The principal aspects of the role are to:			
			
"-          Own, through the team, all aspects of site Financial reporting (Annual, Monthly, Weekly or Daily) to internal and external stakeholders at the required standard and quality. Further developing lean accounting to ensure right data; right time; right value;"			
"-          Compile, challenge and reconcile Budgeting, Forecasting and 5-year plan processes;"			
"-          Drive an improvement culture, measuring/monitoring and advising on major site initiatives; "			
-          Support and challenge Overhead and Labour control through a defined monthly process;			
-          Deliver strong control over Capital including forecast accuracy and capital reviews (pre and post);			
-          Accurately control and forecast cash and working capital;			
-          Challenge and support the Commercial teams to deliver accurate forecasts and enhance profitability through promotional activity;			
-          Challenge and support the costing process including standards review;			
 -          Oversee the inflation / deflation pass-through 			
-          Provide leadership for key business integration projects such as the recent SSC transition;			
"-          Maintain a strong working relationship with the site SLT, in particular the Site Director along with all other functional managers in the business;"			
			
			
"QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, TECHNICAL SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE"			
			
The ideal candidate will:			
			
*-          be a qualified accountant;			
-          have experience in managing teams;			
-          have a background in a manufacturing and/or FMCG business;			
"-          be able to demonstrate expertise in all aspects of manufacturing and commercial finance, including management of product mix and complexity, management of margins in volatile commodity markets (including the use of inflation/deflation ‘flow through’ cost models with the retailers) and rigorous cost management;"			
-          have experience of and be the catalyst for the delivery of business improvement projects;			
-          demonstrate the ability to influence others at all levels in the Group.			
			
			
"CORE COMPETENCIES, ATTRIBUTES & BEHAVIOURS FOR SUCCESS"			
Competency	Descriptors		
Values People	Demonstrates the belief that people are our most important asset and central to the success of the Organisation. Creates a culture where everybody body is treated with dignity and respect at all times and diversity of thought is encouraged.		
Customer Focus	Demonstrates the understanding that the satisfaction of our internal and external customers is the foundation of our success.		
Collaborative Team working	"Demonstrates the ability to influence, persuade and collaborate across the Samworth Brothers Business and Group Functions to sustainable profitable growth for the Group"		
			
Flexibility & adaptability	The ability to change and adapt own behaviour or work procedures when there is a change in the work environment.		
People Management	"Demonstrates good emotional intelligence with the ability to build, develop and lead a great team and to understand people and their motivations, build good relationships with them and help them unlock their potential"		
			
Commercial Awareness	"Demonstrates an understanding of the Commercial impact decisions and actions have on the Organisation in line with People, Quality, Profit and Federalism."		
Engaging others through change	Outstanding communicator; generating genuine motivation and commitment to deliver change.		
Focusing on the future	"Demonstrates enthusiasm about our future by identifying strategic issues, opportunities to drive sustainable, profitable growth, and managing risk. "		
Developing Partnerships	"The ability to establish formal and informal relationships inside and outside the organisation, and to anticipate and balance the needs of all stakeholders whose cooperation is needed for the long-term success of the business."		
Decision making  & Judgement	"Demonstrates the ability to deal with complexity and make timely and informed decisions that take into account the facts, goals, constraints and risks that keep the Organisation moving forward in line with People, Quality Profit and Federalism."