Senior Customer Finance Manager - Impulse

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast-growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic brands, infrastructure, and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don\’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis, you need to be purpose-led , resilient , and positive . We expect pace and agility , insist on collaboration , and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact. Click \”Apply\” to get started. What will this role achieve? The UK & I has ambitious plans. Customer Finance acts as a hardworking and honest business partner to help the business build robust external relationships, improve internal value creation, and ensure the Customer teams develop a better understanding of both consumer and trade dynamics to build more effective strategies. Your team will drive the routines necessary to understand performance, deliver insightful financial analysis, and provide rigorous financial control and evaluation processes to support the Customer team with investment decisions. What will be your key deliverables? Develop a strong business partnering relationship with Impulse Director, Leadership team, and account teams, playing a strategic leadership role in shaping the financial performance of the Impulse Channel (a wide-ranging Customer base across convenience, foodservice, and wholesale). Work with the Customer team to drive better understanding of performance drivers (including trends, profitability, and external retailer landscape) and develop gap fill opportunities. Leverage strategic thinking and strong commercial acumen to challenge constructively and provide valuable insights to influence the agenda while ensuring continuous improvement. Lead the creation of the Strategic Plan and AOP for the channel, defining growth levers and engaging Customer Directors and Controllers in delivering the plan. Manage a portfolio of c. £200m NS across 23 planning groups and 200+ customers. Be the Impulse channel subject matter expert for the customer finance team. Manage performance diagnostics, the annual & strategic planning process, and the Monthly Performance Review (MPR). Support customer discussions by preparing Joint Business Plan evaluations and modelling customer P&Ls. Partner with the CF Director on third-party business reporting. Drive efficiency via process improvements and establish best practices. Line manage and develop a team of two, enabling their growth and performance. Manage & control terms/pricing investments, track delivery, and P&L management of accruals. Implement pre & post-evaluation of TI investments to optimize returns. Manage unsolicited deductions working with Genpact and account teams. What do you need for this role? A qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) with 7-10 years post-qualification experience. Proven experience in FMCG in Customer/Commercial Finance. Strong financial and commercial competence built over a minimum of 10 years. A passion for business performance management & analytics. A strong collaborator and impactful communicator. Ability to influence and work collaboratively across the organization. Ability to work effectively in ambiguous and changing roles and drive the agenda forward. Self-confidence and skill to challenge the Customer team. Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint skills, and the ability to turn raw data into insights. Our Winning Traits and Behaviours Purpose-Led – Energized by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite. Agile – Ever evolving, never satisfied, and never standing still. Collaborative – Willing to work with others for mutual success. Resilient – Quick to adapt, fast learner, and persistent in setbacks. Positive – Self-motivated, optimistic, adventurous, and inspiring. pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. Recruitment agencies wishing to submit candidates must have signed our terms of business. We will not accept CVs from other sources or pay fees for candidates not represented by our PSL. #J-18808-Ljbffr