Wing Yip is looking to appoint a Head of Group Finance to lead our Finance, Payroll, and Stock Control functions during an important period of growth and development.
Founded in Birmingham in 1970, Wing Yip has grown into a substantial family-owned food retail and wholesale group, with annual turnover of approximately £180m, around 360 colleagues, four Superstores, a Central Distribution Centre and a growing convenience-store operation.
We are investing in the next stage of the Group's development, including the rollout of five additional convenience stores over the next nine months, increased cold-storage capability, and continued investment in systems and management information.
The role
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, the Head of Group Finance will provide strong technical and commercial leadership of the Finance function, while developing the team and ensuring that financial information is accurate, timely, properly understood and used to support decision‑making across the business.
The role has a broad remit including:
- financial and commercial leadership, including management accounts, KPIs, forecasting, analysis and understanding the drivers of Group performance.
- leadership, development and coaching of the Finance and Payroll teams.
- leadership of the Group's stock‑control function and financial governance of approximately £27m of inventory.
- financial controls, working capital, cash‑flow forecasting and treasury controls.
- development of management information, including Power BI.
- financial control of imported goods, including foreign currency and import‑related transactions; and
- year‑end audit, tax and finance‑led compliance.
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that stock transactions reconcile and for leading the stock‑control operation, working with Supply Chain and logistics, Purchasing, Operations, and site management to continually improve the processes and controls that determine stock accuracy.
The person
We are looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong technical financial capability, commercial judgement, and the credibility to lead and develop a Finance function.
We are less concerned with whether someone has already performed this exact role in this exact industry than with their ability to understand a business, take ownership, and improve it.
The successful candidate will be comfortable getting beneath the numbers, understanding the commercial and operational drivers of performance, investigating unfamiliar issues and constructively challenging both the figures and the assumptions behind them.
Experience within food retail, wholesale, distribution or another stock‑intensive environment would be useful but is not essential.
This could suit an established Head of Finance or Group Financial Controller, or an ambitious Financial Controller ready to take on broader Group responsibility.
The opportunity
This is an opportunity to lead and develop Wing Yip’s Finance team while helping shape how the function supports the next stage of Wing Yip's growth.
The position is a senior leadership role reporting directly to the COO. It is not a statutory directorship.
Location:
375 Nechells Park Road, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 5NT
Working pattern:
Monday to Friday, 08:30–17:00. This is an office‑based role.
Remuneration:
Competitive salary and benefits package.
Application Process
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the closing date. Early applications are therefore encouraged.
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