Manufacturing Finance Business Partner Part time

Manufacturing Finance Business Partner

About McCain.

At McCainwerefeeding the world: from French fries to Smiles we contribute to theimportant rolefood plays in peoples to ensuring our core valuesFamily Authentic Trusted and Qualityshine throughevery day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience a presence in more than 160 countries and a global team of 22000 people our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together along with our business and community partners to bring sustainable growth and positive change today tomorrow and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Why join the McCainfamily.

• Your Life werehere to help you fulfil your potential flourish and thrive in work and life.

• Your Success work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions drive and success.

• Your Impact we want you to make a meaningful lasting impact for you for your colleagues and for the business.

About the role.

In every roleMcCainersare ambitious curious and interested in helping each other creategood workexperiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.

Were looking for a proactive and commercially focused Management Accountant to join our Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) Finance Team. Acting as a key business partner to our Plant Operations and Engineering teams youll provide critical financial insight that supports efficient manufacturing performance drives continuous improvement and strengthens our financial controls.

This is a6 monthFTC on a part time basis of around24 to 30-hours per week of which 2/3-days per week on-site with 1-day Hybrid working. There will be some requirements to travel especially in the firstfew months whilst familiarising yourself with the business and the roleat timesyoullalsobe required to travel to our HQ in Scarborough North Yorkshire at time.

Whatyoullbe doing

In this varied and influential role you will:

• Act as aFinanceBusinessPartner to Plant Managers and Engineering teams providing insight and challenge.

• Attend regular plant performance and review meetings offering financial support and recommendations.

• Prepare and analyse financial and management information for the manufacturing plants.

• Lead plant month-end close activities including cost and variance analysis and performance interpretation.

• Produce routine management reports and deliver total delivered cost conclusions vs. standards and forecasts.

• Report weekly risks and opportunities across plants highlighting required mitigation actions.

• Validate and assess capital investment proposals and cost-saving initiatives.

• Suggest improvements to financial controls and contribute to streamlining reporting processes.

• Support quarterly forecasting and annual budgeting cycles.

• Deliver ad hoc financial analysis for manufacturing projects and capital expenditure.

Leadership Principles.

Our principles each with related practices guide our actions across theorganisation. Together they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees and how we work as individuals andcollectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles individual roles may focus more ona specific principleor principles.

We are customer are our starting point. By understanding their needs andleveragingdata and consumer insights we drive mutual success.

We think big andplan ambition curiosity and smart risks we canaccomplishgoals refine processes and innovate to scale success.

We bring out the bestinour create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come about listening first showing humility and working together.

We act like we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

Accountabilities.

Reporting to the Senior Finance Manufacturing Business Partner and the Director of Finance for Manufacturing; you will be part of a small Finance Team working within the and Plant. You will need to demonstrate a flexible challenging and dynamic approach. Other responsibilities:

• Completion of weekly Financial Statements month end processing and reporting in a clear and easily understood format for the wider plant team.
• Working with plant colleagues to produce and report annual Budgets including both financial and operational metrics.
• Responsible for quarterly re-forecasting of Usage and Rate Variances for ingredients labour and energy etc.
• Complete Overhead Analysis and Account Reconciliations
• Schedule regular Financial Performance Reviews with Operational Teams
• Costing of New Product Developments with the wider plant teams
• Attend Plant Operational Reviews

With a challenging and supportive mindset to think big and plan-ahead the ability to truly demonstrate our leadership principles with support and challenges. Strong communication skill to demonstrate your ability to explain financial performance across a range of operational colleague

Qualifications & Skills:

Essential:

• Qualified by Experienceorworking towards/completedCIMA (or equivalent).

• Ideally abackground in manufacturingand afast-paced environment.

• Comfortable working across departments with confident communication skills toboth financial and operational teams

• Systems knowledge of SAP with integrated Standard Costing or similar system experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Office.

• Proven ability to implement effective financial controls.

• Strong business partnering skills with the confidence to challenge constructively and collaboratively.

• Strong ability to work effectively with internal customers and stakeholders.

• Comfortable working within a matrix reporting environment.

• Experience analysing and reporting on financial performance.

• Able to analyse understandinterpretand present financial results to various levels across the business.

Location.

Youllbeeitherbased at our Whittlesey plant in Peterborough. Ifyouvespotted our three wind turbines thenyoullknow where we are! With about 400 employees on sitewereone of our largest plants across the GB business. Our Whittlesey plant is where we make our famous French Fries as well as our chilled products such as our ShakeShakeFries.

Or you could be based at our Wombourneplant in together oursmall butperfectly formed team of over 110 colleagues produce our famous (and well loved) potato Smiles as well as our pre-baked Jacket Spudsand hash browns.

The benefits of working for McCain.

Although we do encourage you to taste thegoodsyoullbe pleased to know wedontpay you inchips. For working hardyoullalso get a great salary and somepretty goodbenefits including:

• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do up to a maximum of 12% of your pay

• Flexible holidays where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year

• Optional health cash plan

• Cycle to work scheme

• Chips In Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness resilience and long-term development of McCain communities across the globe

And of course being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish torelocatein the future. We have an ambitious 5-year growth plan that presents development& progressionopportunities for those who seek it out.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individuallyyour impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in ourpeople. Here youhave the opportunity tolearn grow and thrive while being yourself.