Finance Director - Operations

Are you an accomplished finance leader with a strategic mindset and a proven track record in the beverage or FMCG industry? C&C is seeking a dynamic individual to fill the pivotal role of Finance Director - Operations. This position involves spearheading financial management and strategic planning for our logistics network and manufacturing sites, addressing the unique challenges posed by the post-COVID landscape in the drinks industry.

About the Role 

You will develop and implement financial strategies tailored to the Operations business, anticipating challenges and opportunities.  You will also ensure successful strategy implementation aligns with medium- and long-term business needs within the overarching C&C strategy.

In this pivotal role you will provide integral financial considerations in business decisions, challenging and stretching strategy, plans, and performance.  You will build and lead a high-performing logistics team, fostering teamwork, accountability, and continuous improvement offering guidance, coaching, and professional development to team members.

You will conduct in-depth cost analysis within Operations, recommending cost-saving opportunities and overall efficiencies alongside Identifying and implementing reductions in working capital to enhance financial performance. 

Collaboration is key in this role, you will cultivate deep relationships across Finance and Operations teams, focusing on value creation, business decisions, and influence.

You will support Operations in driving performance through insights, advice, and decision-making support as well as establishing key performance indicators and measures for tracking financial performance.

You will lead the budgeting and 3-Year Planning process for the Operations business and look to monitor actual performance against budget, providing variance analysis and actionable insights.  You will also evaluate and prioritize capital expenditure proposals for logistics and manufacturing infrastructure improvements as well as identify, track, and realize financial benefits associated with capital projects.

Key Accountabilities 

Operations Financial Strategy:

• Develop and implement financial strategies specific to the Operations business, anticipating complex issues, challenges, and opportunities. Ensure that the strategies are successfully implemented and meet medium- and long-term business needs in line with the overarching C&C strategy.
• Provide support to challenge and stretch strategy, plans and performance and ensures that financial consideration is integral to business decisions.
   

Cost Analysis and Optimisation

• Conduct in-depth analysis of costs within Operations, make recommendations on cost-saving opportunities, reductions in working capital and overall efficiencies.
   

Cross functional Collaboration

• Builds deep relationships across the Finance and Operations teams, within a focus on value creation, business decisions and influence.
   

Performance Management

• Support Operations business to drive performance through providing insights, advice, and decision-making support.
• Establish key performance indicators and measures to track financial performance. Use data driven insight to identify opportunities/areas of risks and make recommendations for action.
   

Budget & Strategic Planning

• Lead the budgeting and 3 Year Planning process for the Operations business.
• Monitor actual performance against budget and QFR and provide variance analysis and actionable insights to drive improved performance and efficiencies.
   

Capital Expenditure Planning

• Evaluate proposals and prioritise capital expenditure for infrastructure improvements across Logistics and Manufacturing. Ensure that financial benefits are identified, tracked and realised.

About you 

You will be a Qualified Accountant (ACCA/CIMA/ICAEW/ACA) ideally with 10+ years of experience.

Ideally you will have extensive experience in a senior financial role, preferably within the beverage or FMCG industry.

If you are ready to make a significant impact and drive optimal financial performance in a dynamic industry, we invite you to apply for the Finance Director [Operations] position at C&C Beverages. Join us in shaping the future of our Operations business and contributing to the success of a leading player in the drinks industry.

Experience and skills

• Qualified Accountant
• Extensive experience in a senior financial role preferably within beverage or consumers goods industry

About Us 

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.  

Together we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. From grass to glass, and everything in between. C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets, and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe. 

C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.  

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together. 

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process. 

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at careers@candcgroup.com. All applications need to come through the candidate portal