Qualifications & Specific Training:
Qualified Accountant
Experience:
Significant experience leading finance business partnering in a manufacturing, brewery, supply chain or operations environment.
Proven ownership of P&L performance, management reporting, forecasting, budgeting, project evaluation and delivery of cross-functional improvement initiatives.
Knowledge:
Strong knowledge of financial and management accounting, operational performance management, P&L governance, forecasting and budgeting.
Strong knowledge of COGS, standard costing, manufacturing accounting, absorption costs and the operational drivers of brewery and supply chain performance.
Knowledge of KPIs setting and understanding ROI methodology.
Skills:
Communication skills to be able to articulate business performance and report writing
Ability to influence the wider operations team and the commercial business units
Adept at change management
Analytical skills to be able to disseminate large amounts of information and cut through to identify key priorities
Skill of being able to work at pace across multi workstreams
Adept at working collaboratively across the business to deliver results
Ability to understand the levers of growth in a business
Personal Attributes:
Growth mindset relentlessly driving company performance
High integrity
Have clarity in communication style
Team player who is able to get the best out of the business while holding it accountable to deliver
Resilience to continuing to drive the business forward and tale the business with you