Financial Controller - Bibendum Off Trade

Bibendum has stood at the forefront of the wine industry for over 40 years, and we continue to lead the way today. We’re the UK’s leading premium wine specialist, inspiring our customers to discover the world’s most exciting, authentic, and mindful winemakers. We work with a huge range of customers, from Michelin-starred restaurants to cocktail bars and pub groups. We shake up the sustainable status-quo, partnering with mindful producers, while pursuing a positive impact on the planet and our communities. We work with over 280 of the world’s most talented winemakers, and in addition to our core range, we also offer an ever-evolving selection of fine wines from across the globe. We are proud to service and sell a fantastic portfolio of brands and customer own label solutions to the UK off trade.

About the Role

We’re looking for a dynamic leader to head up the Bibendum Off Trade financial control function, driving world-class financial management and control processes within a well-structured organisational design. This role will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of financial transactions and controls across the business, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and efficiency. You’ll also play a key role in delivering business process initiatives from concept through to implementation, while providing robust support to stakeholders across the organisation.

Key Accountabilities

• Day to day management of the Finance team allocating resource as required in order to ensure the departments key objectives are met.
• Drive continuous improvement within the teams with a KPI focused approach and drive efficiency across finance processes.
• Review control environment and work to develop and implement robust controls, policies and processes. Ensure standards are set through KPI’s and specific objectives.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate delivery of all financial reporting to C&C in accordance with corporate guidelines and appropriate financial standards.
• Lead the business unit in balance sheet and cash flow management through the provision of appropriate reporting and behavioural standards.
• Drive the function to a cost-effective supply of transaction and financial control services to the business, focusing on operational design and business process.
• Ensure all financial transactions are properly recorded and reconciliations are completed for all balance sheet accounts in a timely manner.
• Leadership and personal development of the Finance Team through clear targets, measurements and creating a high achievement environment.
• Lead on budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow modelling.
• Support the commercial finance team on ad hoc requests and analysis.
• Payment and reconciliation of the various duty/UK government charges
• Completion of Statutory accounts, ensuring they are filed on time.
• Responsible for establishing & maintaining highly focused analysis of business performance across all core business dimensions, with identifiable actions undertaken.
• Liaison with Group Tax, Treasury and Reporting functions to drive working capital and tax planning initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for profit and balance sheet enhancement, whilst delivering on core strategic objectives.
• Provide objective financial support on decision making within the business as required.

About you

• Qualified accountant with at least 3 years’ post-qualification experience.
• Strong communicator with the ability to present financial information confidently at senior level.
• Proven experience managing and developing a team.
• Naturally inquisitive, driven, and keen to improve reporting and processes.
• Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.
• Familiarity with ERP systems. NetSuite experience is desirable.

About Us

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves.

Together we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. From grass to glass, and everything in between. C&C Group plc is a premium drinks company which owns, manufactures, markets, and distributes a unique portfolio of beer and cider brands in its home markets and across the globe.

C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig.

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at [email protected]. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/