Head of Finance

Head of Finance / Financial Controller – FMCG / Food Manufacturing

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Senior Leadership Opportunity in a Scaling SME

Location: Nottingham
Salary: £75,000 – £80,000

Are you a commercially focused finance leader from an FMCG or food manufacturing background who wants to play a key role in the growth of an ambitious SME?

This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-growing, entrepreneurial FMCG manufacturing business at an important stage of its development. The business has built strong retail channels, continues to scale quickly, and is now looking for a senior finance professional who can help strengthen financial control, improve commercial insight and support the next phase of growth.

This is a broad, hands-on leadership role with real influence. You will work closely with the MD and senior leadership team, initially alongside an experienced interim FD, before taking on increasing ownership of the finance function.

The Opportunity

The business is moving from a successful, founder-led SME into a more structured, scalable organisation. Finance has a critical role to play in that journey.

You will be responsible for improving visibility across cost, margin, stock, cashflow and operational performance, while helping the leadership team make better commercial decisions.
This is not a narrow reporting role. It is a chance to be close to the business, influence operational performance and help shape how finance supports future growth.

Key Responsibilities

You will lead and develop the finance function, with a focus on financial control, operational finance and commercial insight.

Responsibilities will include:
Leading the day-to-day finance function
Producing accurate management accounts, reporting and board-level commentary
Managing cashflow forecasting and working capital
Improving visibility around stock, COGS, margins and product profitability
Reviewing labour, material and production variances
Supporting pricing, promotions, customer profitability and commercial decisions
Strengthening financial controls, reporting processes and procedures
Supporting budgeting, forecasting and business planning
Working closely with operations, sales and senior leadership
Providing financial insight to support strategic decision-making
Improving systems, reporting and finance processes as the business scales
Helping develop a more data-driven and commercially focused finance function
The Candidate

We are looking for a senior finance professional with strong experience in FMCG, food manufacturing, drink manufacturing or a closely related consumer goods environment .

You may currently be operating as a Financial Controller, Head of Finance, Site Finance Lead, Commercial Finance Lead, Finance Director or senior Finance Manager within an FMCG or food manufacturing business.

You will need:
Strong FMCG, food manufacturing or consumer goods manufacturing experience
Excellent understanding of stock, costings, margins and variance analysis
Experience managing cashflow and working capital
Strong management accounting and reporting capability
Ability to work closely with operations, sales and commercial teams
Confidence influencing senior stakeholders
Experience improving financial controls, systems and reporting
A hands-on approach suited to a growing SME
Commercial curiosity and the ability to challenge the business constructively
The capability to operate as part of a senior leadership team
Experience in food production, grocery, wholesale, retail supply, D2C, stock systems or ERP improvements would be highly advantageous.

Why This Role Stands Out

This is a senior finance opportunity in a growing FMCG manufacturing business where finance will be central to the next stage of growth.
You will have:
Direct exposure to the MD and senior leadership team
The opportunity to take real ownership of the finance function
Support and handover from an experienced interim FD
A broad role covering financial control, commercial finance and operational finance
The chance to improve cashflow, margins, reporting and decision-making
Real influence over how the business scales
The opportunity to become a key member of the senior leadership team
This role would suit someone who enjoys being close to the operations of a business and wants to use finance to drive meaningful improvement. xwzovoh

Package £75,000 – £80,000 salary
25 days holiday
5% matched pension
Bonus scheme
4 days office-based, 1 day from home
Senior leadership exposure and long-term progression
If you are an FMCG or food manufacturing finance leader who wants a broader, more influential role in a scaling business, this could be an excellent next step.