Senior Finance Manager Manufacturing Chocolate Cluster

Senior Finance Manager Manufacturing – UK Chocolate Cluster

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a senior finance professional to join us as our Manufacturing Cluster Controller, based at the home of Cadbury in Bournville.

As Finance Lead across all three chocolate manufacturing sites in the UK (Bournville plus our feedstock sites Chirk & Marlbrook), this is a fantastic chance to partner our plant leadership team as we build a best‑in‑class manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Dual role as key financial business partner for the Cluster Operations Director and a member of cluster/plant leadership teams, providing critical financial data and insights to enable strategy and decisions.
• Lead all aspects of site finance planning and performance management; build and track robust budgets for major forecast cycles; provide clear insights into variances vs budget and drive mitigation plans.
• Foster a strong cost‑control culture and drive accountability across plants through governance and controls.
• Collaborate with plant leadership to develop the long‑term strategic roadmap for the sites.
• Shape and deliver a strong controls and compliance environment, ensuring policies, processes, governance and compliance are in place.
• Drive efficiencies and improvements to ways of working; build a mindset of continuous improvement.
• Build and role‑model a high‑performing finance team, driving finance talent agenda for direct and indirect reports.

What you will bring:

• Extensive senior‑level finance experience within a fast‑paced manufacturing industry.
• Multi‑site financial management with a proven record of delivering cost‑control results.
• Excellent senior‑level business partnering skills across local and regional teams.
• Proactive, resilient leader experienced in driving change and executing on results.
• Experience managing a wider finance team and supporting business decisions.
• Strong leadership presence and confident communication with cross‑functional teams.
• Ability to identify opportunities and leverage technology to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Travel to Chirk and Marlbrook will be required approximately once a month.

Relocation Support: No relocation support available.

Business Unit

Summary:

We value our employees and encourage internal growth. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to protected characteristics.

Job Type: Regular Full‑time Finance Planning & Performance Management.