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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Financial Controller to work with our Operations teams delivering excellence within our Sheffield Local Authority contract.

This role sits within our Education division - catering for students. Dedicated to providing high-quality, nutritious, fresh, and sustainable food for our younger generation, we're 100% committed to supporting a healthy diet. At Taylor Shaw & Edwards & Blake, we're driven by the knowledge that young people deserve and need the best food for their wellbeing; we do food with a difference.

What you'll be doing...

This is a key role to support the Operation Director and their operations managers, providing the commercial stewardship of their business, assisting to deliver profit & sales growth. The prime objective of the role is to provide commercial analysis and insight, financial reporting and forecasting, and to influence and challenge business decisions in order to maximise business profit. An operational background would be an advantage.

Actively working within the business there is significant exposure to the operational function, this role will influence at all levels of the Operations Director's business.

Key Operational Accountabilities

Business partnering with the on-site and operational teams
Working with the Operations Director to ensure that pricing to clients is re-negotiated to mitigate the impact of inflation of both food and labour
Consistent weekly reporting sales, gross profit, labour, and overheads for each contract
Analysis of poor performing accounts and recommendation to improve profitability
Assess overall finance compliance (cash control, till readings vs insight etc) and provide recommendations for improvements
Provide decision support to initiatives and projects supporting delivery of targets through insightful analysis and idea generation
Providing interpretation and challenge to current & future trading plans
Prepare the financial planning and budgeting process within timescales
Support colleagues across the business in developing financial awareness
Frequent travel required to sites across the North West and Yorkshire
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

What you'll be doing...

This is a key role to support the Operation Director and their operations managers, providing the commercial stewardship of their business, assisting to deliver profit & sales growth. The prime objective of the role is to provide commercial analysis and insight, financial reporting and forecasting, and to influence and challenge business decisions in order to maximise business profit. An operational background would be an advantage.

Actively working within the business there is significant exposure to the operational function, this role will influence at all levels of the Operations Director's business.

Key Operational Accountabilities

Business partnering with the on-site and operational teams
Working with the Operations Director to ensure that pricing to clients is re-negotiated to mitigate the impact of inflation of both food and labour
Consistent weekly reporting sales, gross profit, labour, and overheads for each contract
Analysis of poor performing accounts and recommendation to improve profitability
Assess overall finance compliance (cash control, till readings vs insight etc) and provide recommendations for improvements
Provide decision support to initiatives and projects supporting delivery of targets through insightful analysis and idea generation
Providing interpretation and challenge to current & future trading plans
Prepare the financial planning and budgeting process within timescales
Support colleagues across the business in developing financial awareness
Frequent travel required to sites across the North West and Yorkshire
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

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