Finance Manager - Logistics & GNFR

We are recruiting for a Commercial Finance Manager to join our Procurement Finance Team at our Normanton Head Office.

Reporting to the Head of Procurement Finance, you will lead Group Finance GNFR/Logistics and will be business partnering with other Finance Managers in IPL, as well as the GNFR/Logistics teams, providing support and challenge to ensure quality financial plans are developed and delivered.
The hours for this position are 8:30am - 5pm, Monday - Friday with hybrid working available (3 days in the office and 2 from home)

Key accountabilities will include:

• Business partner the GNFR (buying) team and our Logistics Senior Management Team


• Leading the planning and forecasting processes for the team, ensuring reliability and accuracy of the plans and forecasts delivered to IPL and Asda deadlines


• Attend and lead regular performance reviews with senior stakeholders to review cost performance vs plan, strategic initiative delivery and overall P&L performance


• P&L ownership for end-to-end performance of the commercial team, including impact on Asda Produce P&L


• Drive consistent and clear reporting on a weekly and monthly basis to show true underlying performance vs plan and forecast (including currency impact, volume changes, cost inflation, claims, waste)


• Develop a deep understanding of the key accounting systems - Prophet, Dynamics and Anaplan - and project manage any system developments specific to the Business Unit


• Leadership and development of 1 member of the team, ensuring strong business partnering is being delivered


• Providing support to the Head of Procurement Finance on projects, group reporting/forecasting, and performance management
  
  Industry experience in commercial finance, ideally Food or FMCG


• Ability to build strong relationships across the business


• Hands on, detail-oriented, with working knowledge of core accounting systems e.g. MS Dynamics, or performance management systems such as Anaplan


• Qualified accountant preferred (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) although candidates qualified by experience will also be considered
  
  Our purpose here at IPL, Forza & Kober is simple, we are one team who creates exceptional value for our customers and our mission is to support Asda on their journey to becoming #2 in the marketplace.


Through our people we live and breathe our values and we play to our strengths, but we also support each other's development. We are a community of passionate individuals who possess a wide variety of skills and expertise, who work collectively to form a high performing team and a company to be proud of.

We are committed to a fully inclusive business that is representative of our customers, locations and the communities we serve. We recognise the value in diversity and welcome applications from all candidates regardless of sex, age, race, religion, gender or sexual identity and socio-economic background. We are committed to making IPL, Forza and Kober a place where everyone can enjoy a successful career and have systems in place to support all our colleagues. We are seeking applications from candidates who share our values, culture and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

Our culture is our people and our people are our culture!

In return we will offer you development, a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of:

• 10% Asda In store Discount


• Annual Bonus Scheme


• 33 days Annual Leave - Inclusive of 8 days bank holiday


• Enhanced pension scheme


• Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 x their annual base salary.


• Help@hand - Free, direct access to health and wellbeing support service, including unlimited video consultations with a UK-based GP 24/7, physiotherapy and mental health support.


• Grocery Aid - We've partnered with Grocery Aid to our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical and financial support services.


• Asda mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members.


• Asda Pet Insurance discount - Up to 10% Discount


• Exclusive Exchange Rates via Asda Money - our colleagues can get a better exchange rate for their travel money when buying currency through Asda Travel Money (TravelEx)


• Ride-to-work scheme - We work with Evans to provide our colleagues with great savings across their range of bikes, clothing and equipment.


• Plus lots more! - Depending on job band, other fantastic benefits are also available including private healthcare, car allowances and long term incentive schemes.


• Free car parking

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