Operations finance manager

About The Role

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a Manager - Finance Manufacturing to become a vital part of our onsite Finance Team at IPL. If you are passionate and eager to contribute to a dynamic team, this role is perfect for you!

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm

Location: IPL Normanton, minimum 3 days per week in the office, (inc 1 day per week in Telford)

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract ending May 2027

Your key responsibilities will include:

• To be the finance lead for 2 operational sites – Normanton & Telford, with 2 direct reports (1 in Normanton, 1 in Telford). Being a site SLT member of both locations.
• Business partnering the Normanton & Telford site General Manager, the Nuts & Dried Fruit Buying Manager and their teams.
• Production of timely and accurate weekly and monthly accounts and forecasts.
• Control of the annual budgeting, and weekly forecasting process for Normanton & Telford operations & the Nuts & Dried Fruit procurement business unit.
• Weekly production & presentation of management information to key stakeholders.
• Ownership and measurement of operational standard costing, including the various system interfaces and product cost models which the standards feed into.
• Capex – identify any capex opportunities including calculation/verification of any associated benefits and the payback period. To control spend throughout the capex and assist the sites to complete post capex reviews.
• Control and challenge operational overhead spend to identify opportunities for savings and risks to prevent overspends.
• Inventory management – packaging, raw material, finished goods & goods in transit. Supporting a business unit with high inventory value relative to COGS.

What are we looking for?

• Strong analytical mind set and variance analysis skills
• Strong Excel skills required
• Prophet / D365 / Anaplan / Power BI skills desirable
• Ability to influence at a senior level
• Operational knowledge desirable
• Commercial finance experience
• Inventory management & forecasting experience
• Business partnering experience
• Team leadership
• Fresh Produce experience desirable
• CIMA (or equivalent) Qualified / qualified by practical experience
• Willingness to travel to Telford once per week (travel costs covered by IPL)
• Due to the nature of operations at Telford, individuals must be able to work in an environment where nut allergens will be present

What's in it for you?

• 15% Asda In-Store Discount
• Paid Annual Leave Allowance – 33 days per annum
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Life Assurance - All our colleagues benefit from life assurance of 4 times 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 provide our colleagues and their families with a wide range of emotional, practical, and financial support services
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Asda Mobile Discount - 30% off a wide range of Asda Mobile bundles and add-ons for our colleagues and one of their family members
• Discounted health assessments - We have exclusively negotiated rates on Self-Pay BUPA Health Assessments for you and members of your household
• Asda Pet Insurance discount – Up to 10% discount
• Mortgage Advice Bureau (MAB) - MAB can provide fee-free, no-obligation mortgage and protection advice
• 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
• Care Concierge - The Care Experts Talk to us - we're listening - Legal & General's Care Concierge resource

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

Equal Opportunities

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.