Natures Way Foods
Senior Finance Manager
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Senior Finance Manager | Up to £68,000 | Chichester | Amazing Benefits Package
Join Nature’s Way Foods as our Senior Finance Manager. If you’re a qualified accountant ready to lead the control and reporting agenda in a fast-paced, complex manufacturing environment, we’d love to hear from you.
This hands-on role combines month-end close ownership, statutory and management reporting, audit support and technical accounting judgement, while leading a small team and working closely with Finance Business Partners, the wider finance team and external advisers.
You’ll lead financial reporting, consolidation and technical accounting across the business, developing a high-performing function that can adapt to a dynamic business environment.
What You’ll Get
- Base salary up to £68,000
- Profit share bonus scheme
- Employer matched pension up to 5%
- Health cash plan
- Flexible benefits, including corporate gym discounts, shopping discounts, enhanced maternity and paternity policies, and more
- Access to online GP & life assurance
Key Responsibilities
Financial Reporting & Consolidation
- Own weekly, monthly, annual, budget and reforecasting reporting, ensuring accuracy, timeliness and consistency across entities
- Monitor and report working capital, including direct and indirect cashflow forecasting
- Maintain and report on the Fixed Asset Register
- Manage the group’s month-end close and ensure robust balance sheet reconciliations
- Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (UK GAAP/FRS 102)
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Technical Accounting
- Act as technical accounting lead for complex areas including business combinations, goodwill and impairment, leases and financial instruments
- Prepare technical accounting papers and memos for judgemental areas, working with external auditors where needed
- Lead annual corporation tax compliance and support special projects such as capital allowances review
Audit & Controls
- Own the year-end statutory audit process, including timetable management and query resolution
- Maintain and strengthen financial controls across the reporting cycle
- Support statutory accounts preparation and disclosures
Business Partnering & Process
- Identify and deliver improvements in reporting processes, systems and automation
- Support projects including system implementations and reporting infrastructure development
- Lead, coach and support a small team of two accountants, ensuring clear priorities, strong performance and effective delivery
About You
Essential
- Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA)
- Strong technical accounting knowledge (UK GAAP/FRS 102 and/or IFRS)
- Proven experience managing a statutory reporting process
- Experience leading or heavily supporting external audit
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large, complex datasets
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical accounting matters clearly to non-finance stakeholders
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Desirable
- Practice background (audit) followed by industry experience
- Experience in manufacturing, FMCG, food or fresh produce environments
- Exposure to FP&A or budgeting processes
Nature’s Way Foods is a leading manufacturer of prepared salads, coleslaw and food-to-go products for major supermarkets and retailers, working closely with farmers across Europe. Our inclusive culture brings together people speaking 39 different languages, across four manufacturing facilities producing more than 400 million units each year. As we continue to grow, there are genuine opportunities to progress and develop your career with us.
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