Head of Management Accounting

Management Accounts | Leeds | Full Time | Permanent

Since our beginnings at Dr. Oetker, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts, as well as digital platforms and services – quality and an innovative spirit set us apart.

What awaits you? It's up to you! At Dr. Oetker, you can actively shape the future – both yours and ours. We want to be part of something bigger. Don't you?

JOIN THE TASTE.

Your responsibilities:

Shape insight, strengthen decisions and lead financial performance.

We’re looking for an experienced finance leader to join us as Head of Management Accounting. You’ll ensure our management accounts, budgets and latest estimates are accurate, timely and insightful, giving teams across the business the clarity they need to delivery our goals.

Leading the Management Accounting team, you’ll strengthen reporting, optimise systems and processes and turn complex data into meaningful commercial insight. You’ll partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Innovation & Development to support better decisions and sustainable performance.

Why join Dr. Oetker:

• Influence business performance:

Deliver high quality management reporting and analysis that helps leaders understand performance, manage risk and act with confidence.

• Drive commercial insight:

Develop brand, customer and channel profitability analysis, explain key variances and provide decision support across our commercial and operational teams.

• Improve how we work:

Optimise existing reporting and develop new systems and processes, including the off-invoice discount analysis and accruals process.

• Lead and develop a talented team:

Create clarity, build capability and support Management Accountants at different stages of their careers to perform at their best.

What you’ll bring:

• Management accounting expertise:

Strong, relevant management accounting experience (at least 3 years post qualified), combined with commercial experience and a track record of producing high quality accounts, budgets, forecasts and analysis.

• People leadership:

Experience of management and developing a team of Management Accountants with varying levels of experience.

• Analytical and systems capability:

Excellent analytical skills, strong numeracy and good IT capability. Experience of implementing or using integrated systems would be an advantage.

• Clear, influential communication:

Excellent communication skills with the confidence to challenge constructively, simplify complexity and influence stakeholders across the business.

• The right mindset:

A team player who is resilient, curious, detail conscious and decisive, with the ambition to make an impact in a senior FMCG finance role.

The role is based in Leeds, where our hybrid model is 2/3 days a week in the office. You will be required to travel to our Leyland Production site and other external locations for face-to-face collaboration and to meet business requirements.

What We Offer:

The Head of Management Accounting role offers a competitive salary alongside many other benefits including:

• Company Bonus Scheme (up to 10% paid annually)
• Company Car Scheme (or alternative car allowance)
• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Free life assurance 4x annual salary
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (3% employee contributions, 6% employer contributions)
• Private health care provided by Bupa (single cover)
• Health Care Cash Plan Scheme (provided by Bupa)
• Annual healthy heart MOT’s
• Enhanced family friendly leave
• Enhanced Company Sick Pay
• Employee referral scheme (£350 per referral, you’ll want to tell your friends and family all about us!)
• Employee loyalty scheme, recognising length of service milestones at 1, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 years and beyond
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye test vouchers