Rutherford Cross is delighted to be exclusively partnered with an FMCG business to appoint the newly-created role of Finance Manager – Production to their Lanarkshire site.

Reporting into a well-tenured and highly regarded FD, this represents a fantastic opportunity for a suitably qualified accountant to join a business on an upward trajectory, the business has grown considerably in recent years and further M&A activity is very much on the horizon alongside further organic growth.

Ideally, we are looking to engage with qualified accountants (ACCA, ICAS, CIMA) who have post-qualification experience in industry. We are happy to consider those in a more financial reporting role seeking to move into a more operationally and commercially focused role, or equally those in a comparable role seeking a new challenge. It is foreseen that in time, this role will grow into a controller level position, so we are seeking individuals who are keen to develop into a bigger role with a broader remit in due course.

The Finance Manager - Production is primarily responsible for the management, accounting, analysis, and reporting of the company's product costs and profitability. This will involve taking a lead role in the development of the Unity ERP system to achieve maximum system performance and value for the company. The Finance Manager will play a key role in supporting the business by collaboratively working with stakeholders to improve business performance and maximise profitability.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, manage, and maintain the database of the costings for all the company’s products
• Close collaboration with Commercial / NPD, performing financial modelling scenarios for new products
• Ensure timely calculation of standard costs for each product
• Allocate Overhead and Labour charges
• Monitor, analyse and report on variances in actual costs against standard costs
• Continually review and improve business processes & controls with financial impacts
• Annual budget and quarterly forecasting of Cost of Goods Sold and product margin generation
• Analysis and variance reporting of product costs
• Close collaboration with Production to analyse and identify production process efficiencies
• Ownership of the stock sub-ledger, ensuring completeness and accuracy of stock quantities and valuations of all finished products, WIP, raw materials, ingredients, and packaging
• Work with key business users and system providers and identify system enhancement opportunities that could be implemented to strengthen the financial control and reporting functionality
• Design and develop automated financial reports to support financial performance analysis and aid business management decision-making
• Provide technical accounting guidance
• Undertake all line management duties
• Provide ad hoc support / holiday cover for the Finance Director and Finance Manager
• Provide financial support to Senior Managers and Company Directors as required

For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Harry Young at Rutherford Cross - 07494 280 500 / [email protected].