Assistant Finance Manager

At Warburtons, family is at the heart of our business. Five generations' worth of expertise that goes into making our bakery products allows us to continue a tradition of baking inherited over the past 150 years. Warburtons is the largest bakery brand in the UK, but that doesn't allow us to rest on our laurels. We are pioneers of the industry and ambitious market leaders, always seeking to challenge ourselves and convention. It is part of our philosophy to provide honest good sense on issues of health and well-being, helping the whole family to enjoy our products as part of a healthy, balanced diet, through a range of products to suit all meal occasions, lifestyles and tastes.

Contract: 12-month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week

Location: Bakery 41, Wakefield

Are you currently working in finance, part-qualified and looking for a step up into a new challenge?

The Recipe

Working alongside the Finance Manager, you will have good knowledge and understanding of management accounting. By translating financial performance to non-financial colleagues within Manufacturing and Distribution, you will provide actionable insight to support decisions and keep performance on track.

The Role

You will act as the finance expert at our Bakery 41 site in Wakefield, taking responsibility for managing site finances, including variance analysis and balance sheet reporting. You will also support the Finance Manager with capital expenditure, forecasting, and budgeting activities, and deputise for the Finance Manager in their absence.

As part of the wider operations finance team, you will collaborate with colleagues across a network of bakeries and depots, contribute to national projects, and provide cover and support for peers when required. You will champion continuous improvement, both personally through progression towards your financial qualification and professionally by driving efficiencies in financial processes. A key element of the role involves using your strong communication skills to build and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders across the business.

This role also includes line management responsibilities for a small, dedicated team of two. You will play an important role in guiding and supporting team members, ensuring strong collaboration, development, and performance.

Essential Ingredients

• Desire to develop professionally, ideally studying or looking to study AAT, CIMA or equivalent
• A passion for data with the ability to interpret results, clearly communicating and ensuring understanding of both finance and non-finance colleagues
• Experience supporting budgets, cost control and variance analysis
• Able to deputise for site leadership while acting as a trusted, hands-on adviser - confidently engaging across all levels, communicating financial insights clearly to non-finance colleagues, and contributing proactively to day-to-day site operations.
• Budget Management experience
• Variance analysis experience
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data

Extra Dough

At last and by no means least you will want to know what your bread's worth:

• A slice of the annual profits (discretionary profit share)
• Family time is important to us so as well as your holiday entitlement, we'll give you the opportunity to purchase up to an extra week's annual leave
• Award winning pension scheme with company contributions of 7%
• Life assurance
• Products you will love along with deals and discounts for you and the family through our Extra Dough website
• Continued investment in your personal development
• Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy with your daily brew!
• Support for your health and wellbeing, including access to free physiotherapy, 24/7 access to a confidential helpline for practical advice and a comprehensive occupational health service

We respect and value difference. We look to create an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Companies that are diverse in age, gender identity, race, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity, or any other aspect which makes them unique, are proven to be better companies. More importantly, creating an environment where everyone, from any background, can do their best work, is the right thing to do.