QLM Search are partnering a specialist B2B ingredient manufacturer who are experiencing a very exciting period of growth, with the hire of this newly created position which will be viewed as the CFO designate. Reporting to the BU CFO Interim) with a dotted line to the CEO, this position will be integral in shaping and mange financial operations across for HQ and 2 US facilities. Managing a small team this position takes responsibility for:

-Manage all accounting and finance requires across operations and costing for 2 locations

-Drive improvements to budgeting, reporting, forecasting, cost analysis

-Review and redesign of KPI’S for the manufacturing leadership covering variance, profitability and act as a business partner for improvements

- Manage the process of required audit/internal process specific to operations

The preferred candidate would ideally be someone who has worked in Finance and accounting for 8+ years, who has worked in a manufacturing environment (ideally food and beverage but can be flexible) who has strong links to cost accounting/manufacturing finance experience who can manage a small team, including a dedicated Cost Accountant. This is a very exciting time of growth in this business, and this division and future development of their Finance leadership is high on their agenda.