Finance Manager

Title: Finance Manager

Location: South-West Region

Salary: up to £52k

Benefits:

• 33 Days holiday including bank holidays
• Plus your birthday off
• 3 volunteering days
• 3 days grandparent leave
• 24 weeks enhanced maternity leave
• Secondary career leave
• Wedding/commitment day leave
• Free meals on shift
• Bespoke training and development opportunities
• Apprenticeships opportunities for all experience levels
• Pension and life insurance
• Discounts available on our HAPI app; high street shops, holidays & cinema
• Wellbeing hub
• Access to employee assistance programme
• Cycle to work scheme

BaxterStorey is the UK’s largest independent food services provider to Business and Industry, with a turnover of nearly £500m across the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe employing 10,000 staff.   The company is passionate about providing high quality, freshly prepared food sourced locally to each of its clients and is at the leading edge of innovation in the food services industry.

The company has seen continued, impressive growth since its inception 15 years ago and maintains ambitious growth plans plans.  To support this ambition and retain our position at the forefront of the food services industry, we are seeking a commercially minded finance professional, who is not afraid of getting stuck in and is able to grow with the business, working autonomously when required.

As the Finance Manager you will report to the South-West Head of Finance and be responsible for specific key contracts.  This role will be highly visible at all levels of the business requiring the successful candidate to build strong and effective relationships with all levels of seniority within the team.  Occasional nationwide travel will be required in this role.

Principle Responsibilities

• Operate in a finance business partner role, supporting nominated Contract Directors to manage their business to ambitious financial targets
• Proactively partner with the Operations Team to explore ways to improve financial performance by providing insightful reporting, support and recommendations
• Work with the Head of Finance to promote and build a strong financial control environment across all locations, ensuring location teams are complying with appropriate company policies and implementing corrective measures where necessary
• Support the monthly completion of trading accounts with operations managers
• Produce period end variance analysis, review trading accounts and support period end review process with commentary and insightful reporting
• Support Operations Team to produce accurate client and company forecasts and budgets
• Carry out financial audits on site and advise on financial process best practise
• Follow up on sites that fail financial health check audits with a visit and suitable support and advice
• Provide financial training and support

Skillset Required

• Qualified accountant (CIMA/ACA)
• A lively, outgoing personality with proven ability to build rapport with non-finance colleagues
• A motivated, proactive and organised individual with a flexible approach to working hours
• Proven ability to work with, and analyse big data sets
• Commercial acumen
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent Excel skills
• A passion for delivering continuous improvement.

Desirable

• Experience of working in a multi-location business
• Experience in financial training
• Commercial or retail finance experience

For almost 20 years, for every client, in every location (whether that’s an office, stadium, cathedral or university), we have created beautiful spaces, exciting menus and friendly teams, so that each and every customer can have the hospitality experience they deserve.

We need the brightest and the best to join us to make this all possible. We will support you to create your hospitality legacy and build a career that you are proud of.

Our drive and belief in our people, means that we always strive to supercharge our team’s careers. ‘Better’ is a daily habit that sits deep within our DNA, meaning learning will be front and centre of your experience working with us.

Join us, and be part of the food revolution!

BaxterStorey Values:

ALWAYS VISIONARY

We strive for better, we never settle, never compromise, never follow. We lead the way, blazing our own trail.

WHOLEHEARTEDLY POSITIVE

We are up-beat, motivating and inspiring. Our love for what we do radiates through our food, and is amplified by our people.

CREATIVELY COLLABORATIVE

We embrace our differences to push creativity and we work together to be better.

FOREVER CONSCIOUS

We work together as a team to lead by example, protecting the planet and supporting local communities.

Interested? Even if you don’t meet all requirements, we like to hear from you. If you are motivated and hungry to learn, we can work together to develop your potential.

BaxterStorey is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce.

The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

And to support our commitment to this we have set ourselves an ED&I (Equity, Diversity and Inclusion) ambition to ‘set the standard and to be recognised for having the most inclusive culture in hospitality’.