Central Finance – Procurement Finance Manager
Location: Fletchers Bakery, Sheffield. Occasional travel to other sites & locations as required.
Shift: Monday – Friday
Salary: Competitive + Benefits
We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Finance Manager to join our Central Finance team at Finsbury Food Group, a leading speciality bakery manufacturer. The role is key to driving EBITDA growth and optimising stock and cash efficiency through strong financial leadership and business partnering. You will work closely with Procurement and cross‑functional teams across the business to support both operational performance and strategic decision‑making.
Responsibilities
You will work at the centre of procurement finance activity, partnering closely with Procurement teams to provide high‑quality financial analysis and meaningful insight to support decision‑making. Key responsibilities include:
- Deliver accurate and timely weekly and monthly reporting, including ownership of forecasting cycles and budget support.
- Analyse key drivers such as commodity movements, pricing, rebates and purchase price variance, identifying trends and root causes and translating data into actionable insights.
- Support the development of pricing assumptions and forward‑looking projections for budgets, forecasts and long‑term strategic planning.
- Review tender financials, offering insight and recommendations for commercially sound decisions.
- Ensure alignment between financial reporting and business intelligence tools, supporting data accuracy and consistency across platforms such as Power BI.
- Contribute to value engineering initiatives, working with Procurement, Supply Chain and site teams to identify and deliver cost‑saving opportunities.
Qualifications
- CIMA or ACCA qualified with relevant post‑qualification experience.
- Proven experience within FMCG and/or manufacturing environments.
- Strong background in financial reporting, forecasting and business partnering.
- Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyse and interpret complex data.
- Strong attention to detail with a structured and analytical approach.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Confident working cross‑functionally with Procurement, Commercial, Supply Chain and IT teams.
- Experience with reporting tools such as Power BI (desirable).
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities to tight deadlines.
- Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
Benefits
- Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Leave.
- Enhanced Pension Scheme.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Free Employee Assistance Programme (open to colleagues and their families).
- Retail discounts via Benefits Hub platform.
- Company shop at sites with heavily discounted products.
- Refer a Friend Scheme (up to £300 per referral – T&C dependent).
- Employee Recognition Awards.
- Extensive Learning & Development opportunities, including opportunities for sponsored professional memberships and in‑house development courses.
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