Finance Business Partner - Operations

Join our team as a Finance Business Partner (Operations) and drive financial success in the snacking industry!

Who are Humdinger and Zertus? 

Zertus UK & Ireland is made up of Humdinger Foods, Kinnerton Confectionery and Lir Chocolates. We manufacture a range of products within the snacking and chocolate categories and have various manufacturing sites and offices across the UK and Ireland. Our goal is to create innovative and distinctive products that delight our customers. We are the UK & Irish division of Zertus GmbH, which has headquarters in Hamburg and over 2000 employee’s across Europe!

Life as a Finance Business Partner at Humdinger …

Join our team as a Finance Business Partner and play a crucial role in driving financial success for our snacking operations. You will lead all aspects of accounting, provide comprehensive business partnering support, and inspire a team of Finance Analysts and Cost Accountants. Help us protect and create value for the business in a dynamic and fast-paced environment!

This role is Monday – Friday, 08:30 – 16:30 per day (37.5 hours per week). The role can be based at our Bromborough or Sherburn sites, with hybrid working available.

• Ensuring timely and accurate reporting of all operational financial results
• Provide analytical insight and operational support to all operational functions
• Continuously challenging performance and recommending corrective actions
• Provide strong and rigorous financial leadership for all operational teams
• Proactively manage risks, opportunities and budgeting accuracy
• Ensuring the processes and systems within the finance team enable Zertus UK&I to face today and tomorrow’s challenges
• Assist in running the Planning and Budgeting process for Zertus UK&I
• Support and develop the financial integration of the business wide S&OP process
• Team management and support.

Key Skills and Experience:

• Experience within a manufacturing organisation (ideally food & drink) and an understanding of the inherent opportunities and challenges therein
• Experience of multi-site operational footprint
• Strong leadership ability and proven experience of building competencies in a finance team
• Experience in senior financial management roles, working closely with and ability to influence senior executives
• Good understanding of IT systems
• Good understanding of supply chain
• Strong interpersonal and organisational skills, together with the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and written
• Excellent analytical and reasoning skills
• Open, collaborative style and the ability to roll sleeves up and get into the detail
• Ability to work in an entrepreneurial and fast-paced environment

Competencies and Leadership Characteristics:

The ideal candidate should exhibit most, if not all, of the following:

• A highly commercial approach, capable of building an effective operations finance function to support a growing business
• The ability to think strategically and conceptually, and also to operate at a tactical level, driving rigorous execution and implementation
• An outstanding ability to lead, motivate and inspire, combined with an energetic, fast-paced, direct style
• ‘Can do’ in approach, getting stuck into the detail with a focus on improvement in systems and processes
• A first-class communicator and a team player accustomed to open debate and challenge at all levels
• A level-headed, down-to-earth individual who seeks to earn others’ respect but is also able to robustly challenge as required
• Intellectual flexibility and capacity – sharp and quick-thinking
• Personable yet firm leader; not afraid of a challenge
• Excellent presentation skills, both formally and informally

Rewards & benefits - what can Zertus offer you?

• Attractive company Pension scheme and life assurance scheme at x4 basic
• Company paid Health Care Cash Plan via Paycare plus access to Paycare Perks for high street and retailer discounts
• Hybrid working scheme
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Holiday purchase scheme – purchase an additional 5 days leave per year
• Charity fundraising and team events
• One additional day paid leave for charity/community work
• Discounts via our staff shops
• Employee values wards
• Referral bonus vouchers
• Training and development opportunities
• Free parking at all manufacturing sites/ offices
• Access to London Hub space in Camden for home-workers
• Ongoing commitment to our ESG strategy – protecting out people, communities and our planet
• Access to Grocery Aid charity support

When you join Zertus, you will be based at one of our Humdinger, Kinnerton, Sun Valley or Lir Chocolates UK/ Ireland locations, unless your role is hybrid/ home based.

Our Locations: Hull, Heckington, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Fakenham, Bromborough, Navan (Ireland). We have a Hub Space in Camden, London for Hybrid/ Home Workers too