The Role

Are you ready to take your finance career to the next level in a dynamic and fast-paced global environment? 

As a Senior Finance Controlling Specialist, you will play a key role in delivering Finance and Supply Chain strategies within the Manufacturing environment. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine your financial expertise with strategic business support, enabling data-driven decision-making and contributing to continuous improvements across both functions.

It's a chance to grow in an inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees across the world. Here, your voice will be heard, your ideas will shape change, and your expertise will be valued.

Principle Accountabilities

• To perform and review Controlling activities across Planning (Budgets & Forecasts) and Reporting in the Manufacturing Supply Chain Business, as well as Legal Entity (P&L and Balance Sheet) and agreeing assumptions and explaining variances
• To influence and support the Supply Chain Functions (Local/Global level) with providing accurate and timely value adding analysis and actionable insights
• To provide expert Finance knowledge across Finance and with Supply Chain Functions on Projects and Ad Hocs
• To identify and drive continuous improvement and simplifications in Finance Supply Chain processes and systems
• To continually improve and maintain Compliance in the Supply Chain Operations, ensuring risks are identified and actioned, taking into account ongoing changes in the Supply Chain, Finance and External business environment
• To support the roll out of SAP S 4/Hana with involvement in the project, thereafter driving the adoption benefits from the usage of the system, as well as providing cover as required across the Finance team

Skills and Experience Required

• Professional practical working experience, gained in Supply Chain Finance (ideally Manufacturing), ACCA/CIMA qualified; Higher education completed in Economics/Finance
• Finance: very good knowledge of Financial Controlling and Accounting (i.e. Production Accounting), with appreciation of experience in Tax (i.e. Transfer Pricing); working in a multinational organisation
• Ability to quickly understand new challenges, learn new tasks, think analytically; and implement next steps resulting from that
• Communication: effectively convey Finance matters in a clear and simple manner across the Business. Very good English Language
• Collaboration: demostrated Business Partnering skills, ability to work independantly and proactively infuence and support the Supply Chain and Finance Function
• IT: excellent working experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office tools, demonstated ability to work with and simplify large amounts of data, develop and tailor reports from ERP systems and experience developing and using BI tool

What We Offer

In return for playing your part in building our future, you will receive a comprehensive compensation package with salary, bonus scheme and further benefits as well inspiring places to work and collaborate with purpose. Here at Imperial we will give you the opportunity to grow and learn, innovate at pace and be a part of our purpose to forge a path to a healthier future for moments of relaxation and pleasure for our consumers.

Everyone Belongs

Everyone belongs in Imperial. We are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders, ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, sexual orientation, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence. We give fair and equal consideration to all our applicants. Please contact us at recruitment@impbrands.com to let us know if we can provide support in helping you complete an application and/or attend an interview.

About Us

We're a truly international company, fourth largest in our industry and operating across 120 markets. An inclusive, innovative global FMCG business supported by 25,000 employees. As we embrace a new era of growth, we are transforming. Our ways of working and culture are driven by a challenger mindset, constantly questioning the status quo where people can bring their best selves to work. Our agility and collaboration are driving our ambitions, innovation and success all supported by our award-winning development programmes that creates exciting and rewarding career opportunities for all.  Encouraging inclusion at local levels and supporting a developing and robust diversity agenda globally, we’re fully committed to creating and maintaining an environment that celebrates and respects difference.

As a matter of policy, Imperial Tobacco or its subsidiaries never requests or requires payment as part of any recruitment process.