Position Snapshot 

Nestlé UK (NUK)   

Financial Business Partner

Location – Halifax (On-site)

Salary circa £35,000 to £45,000 depending on experience plus potential bonus + fantastic benefits inc pension/ 25 days holiday + additional 12 days flex days, flexible working, and study support. 

Position Summary   

We are currently recruiting for talented individual to join our Finance Team as Financial Business Partner, reporting into the Factory Financial Controller onsite.  

Nestlé Halifax Factory is home of the iconic confectionery brand Quality Street amongst other well-known brands such as After Eight, Rolo, Munchies and Matchmakers. These are produced through controlled process plant and automated filling and packing lines. Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business to maximise efficiency & productivity. 

A day in the life of an Financial Business Partner  

You will be responsible for providing a comprehensive financial support service both to and on behalf of the factory and the Factory Financial Controller.  You’ll play a key part in providing visibility of all costing related situations associated to our factory processes through controlling variances and delivering value adding insights. You’ll do this pro-actively and in line with financial legal requirements and our Nestlé audit standards. 

Other key responsibilities:

• Provide support on all CAPEX related activities including the validation of financials. 
• Pro-actively challenge assumptions to drive cost improvements across the factory by playing an active part in cost saving improvement projects through reviewing and validating proposed and actual savings. 
• Provide visibility and forecasts around all of our factory processes through analysis and reporting both on monthly actuals and for the dynamic forecasting process. 
• Playing an active part in the month end process including journals and reconciliations 
• Ensure costing objectives for the factory are achieved by continuously identifying and promoting cost reduction initiatives to the Factory Controller and overall management team, providing support where needed. 
• Participate in business planning activities through preparing and coordinating the factory standard cost budget in conjunction with the Factory Controller. You’ll do this by developing forecasts including revisions and simulations.  
• Play a key part in identifying and driving cost improvement opportunities through financial insight and internal and external benchmarking. 
• Support the Factory Controller on best practice implementation in order to demonstrate robust internal controls around all assets and liabilities within the factory.   
• Develop the factory’s overall understanding of financial data; including its importance whilst providing an environment for people you support to develop their financial capabilities. 
• Drive, support and accelerate the factory’s NCE journey aligned to the UK&I overall NCE strategy. 
• Be a custodian, ensuring compliance across all things financial for the factory.  
• Deputising for the Factory Financial Controller as and when required 

What will make you successful? 

To be successful for this role you will be a part or fully qualified Accountant with, ideally a breadth of Finance experience in a manufacturing environment already under your belt. You’ll have a strong aptitude for creatively finding solutions to problems and suggesting new ways of working to enable the factory to compete at a higher level.  

You’ll have an excellent eye for detail and understand how your decisions impact the wider business strategy. Prior costing or factory accounting experience would be an added advantage. You’ll also have great communication skills that enable you to influence across all levels whilst being able to develop positive cross business relationships. The ability to be flexible when prioritising work in an environment that is very often ambiguous is crucial and you’ll be results focused and curious in everything you do. 

This really is a fantastic opportunity if you are looking for a role to continue developing your finance career in a factory that is truly leading the way. 

What you need to know  

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, flexible working scheme, 25 days holiday plus statutory holidays plus flex leave, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.  

The closing date for this role is Monday 20th May.  

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.  

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