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Head of Operations Finance

Cambridgeshire, East Anglia, England

£100000 per annum, Benefits: Bonus, Car Allowance, core Benefits

Permanent

Posted 4 August 2026

Ref BH-234823

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Neil Povey

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Job description

Head of Finance Operations required to drive performance and profitability within fast moving and high volume production facility based in North Cambridgeshire
 
Whilst managing a small team of Finance Business Partners, you will work closely with the CFO and Director of Operations to drive strategy, maximise efficiency's and drive the bottom line.
 
In this hands-on role you will be responsible for:
 
    • Partnering with senior operational leaders across both sites to improve performance and profitability.
    • Leading budgeting, forecasting, planning and operational performance reviews.
    • Providing clear financial insight, challenge and decision support.
    • Driving cost control, KPI accountability and strong financial governance.
    • Improving reporting, systems, processes and operational costing.
    • Leading and developing the Operational Finance team.
    • Playing a key role in new bids and tenders while building costing models for new product launches
    • Ensuring oversight of operational finance and checking figures to confirm profitability
    • Driving transformation, fostering collaboration, and building trust with stakeholders, as finance is truly valued as the “engine room” of the business
    • Supporting and driving strategic projects
 
You will be a hands on senior Commercial Finance professional with the ability to understand costs within a complex, high volume and low margin manufacturing or food production facility.
 
Package includes, Bonus, Car allowance, core benefits and a degree of Hybrid working.

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