As ‘the UK’s No. 1 Bakery Brand’ we have been baking bread since 1876. Today, we are proudly a fifth-generation family, with the introduction of the sixth generation, supplying over 18,000 retail customers from 11 bakeries and 16 depots, producing a range of over 70 products including gluten and wheat free. Family and values are what makes us different, and we are a proud bunch, join us and you too could be proud to be Warburtons.
The Recipe
To provide effective and efficient finance support to the commercial team, ensuring the provision of meaningful information, insightful analysis, and rigorous challenge.
Key Accountabilities and Measures
To support the effective decision making of the Commercial team through quality analysis, insight and advice. This includes:
terms proposal evaluation
new product development project appraisal and post launch review
promotions performance review
To drive compliance with the company controls framework. In particular, compliance with terms, promotions, innovation and commercial investment policies.
To ensure robustness of reported revenue and profitability numbers. In particular, ensuring regular review and agreement of override accrual rates for the CUTs the role supports.
To build influence with Commercial to deliver improved revenue and profitability performance through proactive input and challenge.
To support budgeting and forecasting, ensuring commitment to the numbers by the CUTs and product groups the role supports.
Where relevant, to be the finance lead for input to the company volume forecasting process:
To contribute to the process and provide the appropriate level of review and challenge to the numbers.
To provide summary reporting and volume bridge for inclusion in the Business Update pack.
To coordinate the inclusion of SandOP volume forecasts within the financial budget and forecast process.
Where relevant, to be the finance lead for input to the company Revenue budgeting and forecasting process:
To coordinate the generation of accurate revenue budgets and forecasts.
To maintain a monitor of expected discount creep, a key variable within revenue.
To drive improvements in finance processes and reporting capability. Where stated within the role, own NPD model development or terms model development.Essential Ingredients
Post qualification experience, including commercial finance exposure, ideally gained within a FMCG environment.
Qualifications includes CIMA or other accountancy qualification. Evidence of CPD.
Experience of operating in a SAP environment.
Excellent commercial skills includes good understanding of the bakery industry.
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with an ability to interpret data clearly and concisely, clearly communicating and ensuring understanding of both finance and non finance colleagues. Strong attention to detail.
Excellent communication sk is influential; persuasive; articulate.
Excellent relationship builder is ble to build relationships and influence across a broad range of non-finance and finance stakeholders.
Able to demonstrate strong time management and organisation skills.
Proficient in Excel.Extra Dough
At last and by no means yeast you will want to know what your breads worth.
A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra weeks annual leave
Award winning pension scheme with company contributions up to 7%
Private medical insurance and life assurance
Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
Continued investment in your personal development
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health serviceWe respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.
