Job Title: Head of Group Controls and Non-Financial Reporting
Contract: 12 months Fixed Term (maternity cover)
Location: Peterborough (Hybrid working)
Package includes: Salary from £60,000, plus a benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your impact, private healthcare and a matched pension contribution of up to 10%
This role is your opportunity to step into a key finance position where you can shape and improve controls across a growing agribusiness. It involves developing and implementing processes for increasing non-financial reporting requirements, overseeing group controls, financial control compliance, and supporting the Group Financial Controller.
The Central Finance team are practical, pragmatic, and supportive. Imagine yourself implementing meaningful changes, enhancing processes while growing your career in a flexible, supportive environment! You’ll join a team that values your voice, supports your growth, and offers a flexible working environment where your contributions help shape a sustainable future for food production.
The difference you can make:
This is the perfect time to join as you’ll be at the forefront of shaping financial controls and non-financial reporting processes during a period of growth and acquisitions. You’ll manage initiatives like implementing group-wide credit card and expense policies, and support embedding finance’s role in non-financial reporting to ensure data accuracy and compliance, making a tangible difference across all AB Agri entities.
What you'll be doing:
- Engaging with senior stakeholders across business units to develop and align financial policies such as credit card, expense policies, and approval limits.
- Supporting AB Agri businesses in ensuring compliance, addressing internal audit points, and conducting control reviews on acquisitions.
- Developing and implementing processes for non-financial data review, approval, and reporting to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Treasury support: assisting the banking team with treasury activities and control requirements.
- Ad hoc project support, providing assistance to the Group Financial Controller with various projects and queries as needed.
What you'll bring:
- Qualified finance professional with substantial post-qualified experience.
- Audit experience to assess and improve financial controls.
- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy and consistency.
- Communication skills to build relationships and collaborate with senior stakeholders to effectively implement policies and controls.
- Organisational skills to manage multiple projects and ad hoc queries in order to support the Group Financial Controller efficiently.
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What sets us apart is how we delight our customers - and that’s because of great people like you. People with different life experiences who share common values. Together, we’re shaping a world where responsible nutrition is accessible to all. With a big goal comes equally big opportunities to make a career that truly feels like your own. As a team we’re collaborative, purpose-driven and encourage trying new ideas. We also find ways to nourish your individual journey, so everyone can feel proud of the difference that they make in their own way.
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