Site Financial Controller

Site Financial Controller
Hellaby (Home of KP Nuts)

On site

Join our snack-loving team
We’re looking for a Site Financial Controller to join us at KP Snacks. If you’re ready to bring your ideas to the table, grow your skills and be part of a team that values what makes you, you – this could be your next big move.

About the role

As Site Financial Controller, you’ll play a key role in the Hellaby Site Leadership Team. You’ll work closely with the Plant Manager and wider Leadership Team to drive the site’s P&L, strengthen financial controls, deliver against key performance indicators and support colleague engagement.

Our Hellaby site is home to over 180 colleagues and generates turnover in excess of £91 million.

What’s in it for you?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s a flavour of what we offer:

• Annual car cash allowance of £6000

• Annual bonus scheme, with a strong track record of overachievement

• Comprehensive healthcare support – including Medicash Health Cash Plan or Private Healthcare, Digital GP, Best Doctors second opinion service and specialist cancer care

• KP Pension Plan – contribution matching up to 7% of your salary

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more

• KP4ME – our online platform for benefits, discounts, wellbeing tools and more

What will you be doing?

Leadership

• Work as part of the Site Leadership Team to drive the site’s OGSM (Objectives, Goals, Strategies and Measures) and G2G (Good to Great) target setting, tracking and delivery – ensuring alignment with KP and the wider Intersnack Group

• Inspire and develop your team by living and breathing our Values and Behaviours, unlocking potential across the site

• Line manage the Finance Accountant for both Hellaby and Pontefract sites

Intersnack Working Systems (IWS)

• Be an active member of the Site Leadership Team, role-modelling servant leadership

• Coach and support shop floor teams to embed IWS ways of working

• Lead financial insight and challenge across cost centres, manufacturing and supply chain to identify constraints and unlock opportunities

• Play a key role in the Supply Network pillar, building capability as a subject matter expert

• Support the site’s Loss Analysis journey and help prioritise improvement projects

Functional and other responsibilities

• Lead site financial planning, budgeting and forecasting – covering primes, overheads, logistics and capital

• Collaborate with other KP Site Financial Controllers and central teams to share best practice and unlock value

• Prepare and communicate weekly, monthly and annual financial reports and KPIs across the site

• Manage site accruals, prepayments and inventory reconciliations

• Oversee capital project approvals, investment appraisals and asset management

• Support change programmes including new product launches and capital installations, tracking key metrics such as waste and energy

• Maintain strong financial control across all functions, especially during period-end reporting

• Complete product costings for new product development and tender processes

• Lead year-end inventory processes and support external audit queries

• Continuously seek ways to improve and streamline processes to ensure all activity adds value

• Play a key role in the implementation of the new ERP system

Who are we?
We’re KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family. Across more than 30 countries, over 15,000 of us work together to make the snacks people love – from Hula Hoops to McCoy’s. In the UK, we’re a team of around 2,400 colleagues, based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We’re proud of our close-knit culture, where we speak up, celebrate differences and push boundaries together.

We’re committed to inclusion
We’re building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t tick every box, we’d still love to hear from you – your unique perspective could be just what we need. And if there’s anything we can do to make the process easier for you, just let us know.

We’d love to hear from you if you can bring:

• Strong knowledge of manufacturing finance
  You understand BOMs, variance analysis and inventory processes, and can translate data into meaningful insight

• Practical skills in Excel and ERP systems
  You’re confident using advanced Excel functions and have experience with ERP platforms – Power BI is a bonus

• Relevant experience in food manufacturing or similar
  You’ve worked in a fast-paced production environment and understand the challenges and opportunities it brings

• Bonus points for capital investment and audit experience
  You’ve supported investment appraisals and external audits, and know how to manage financial controls with confidence

• Leadership experience and coaching mindset
  You’re comfortable leading others, coaching across levels and influencing change on the shop floor and beyond

Qualifications

• CIMA, ACCA, ACA or CA qualified
  You’re a fully qualified accountant with strong technical knowledge and commercial awareness

• Planning and budgeting experience
  You’ve led financial planning processes and can manage complexity with confidence

• Experience in manufacturing finance
  You understand how operations and finance connect, and can drive performance through insight and collaboration

• Working knowledge of ERP systems
  You’re familiar with integrated systems and can support implementation and optimisation

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