Finance Manager
This role sits within our Stadia division, catering for fans and visitors at prestigious stadiums across the UK. With matchdays, concerts, conferences, and banquets to be catered for, our specialist teams are experts in adapting to our client's needs with locally sourced seasonal menu's. At the heart of the matchday experience, we bring choice, quality, and value for money to some of the most prestigious sports venues across the UK.
What you'll be doing...
The prime objective of the role is to provide commercial analysis and insight, financial reporting, and forecasting, and to influence and challenge business decisions to maximise business profit.
This role is key to the success of our delivery. You will work closely with the senior management team of Elior to ensure that our financial performance is in line with key objectives of the contract, and that both fixed, variable costs and expenditure are within acceptable weekly limits, and that we're always operating to achieve profitability targets.
We want you to embody the Elior way of working, which is high energy and have a strong ability to contribute to the team, love variety and never shy away from a challenge!
As the Finance Manager you will be responsible for:
Key Operational Accountabilities:
- Business partnering with the onsite operations team
- Consistent weekly reporting of sales, gross profit, labour, and overheads for each profit centre.
- Insights on high/low margin products & recommendation to improve profitability
- Focus around purchasing compliance, and identifying opportunities to improve profitability (switch & saves of products/suppliers etc)
- 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
Working Pattern: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm
In this role:
- Strong analytical capabilities coupled with successful business partnering
- High attention to detail
- Ability to work on own initiative, effectively prioritise and manage workload, meeting tight deadlines
- Excellent communication skills with people at all levels in the organisation
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills - including pivot tables, formulae, lookup tables, 'if' statements & comfortable with multi-workbook reporting
Our way of saying thank you
At Elior, we strive to ensure that our colleagues feel appreciated & rewarded, which is why we offer generous rewards & benefits in exchange for your dedicated efforts.
- FREE On-Site Lunches: Savor delicious and healthy meals, on us, every day at work
- Flexible Working: Enjoy the freedom to balance work and personal life with our flexible working hours
- Holiday Allowance: Start with 28 days of holiday to relax and recharge, increasing to 31 days after two years of service
- Family Leave: Prioritise your family commitments with our family leave options designed to support you during important times
- Paid Charity Leave: Make a difference in your community with paid time off to volunteer for your favourite causes
- Opportunities for Career Progression: Grow and advance your career with us, supported by continuous learning and development opportunities
- Comprehensive Wellbeing Benefits: Access mental health support and a range of wellbeing benefits to keep you feeling your best, both professionally and personally
- Life Assurance & Pension Schemes: Secure your future with our life assurance and workplace pension schemes
- Exclusive Discounts & Perks: Enjoy discounts and cashback on entertainment, leisure activities, and much more, alongside our popular cycle-to-work scheme
Why it's great to work for us...
Elior is a multi-award-winning people business and one of the UK’s leading contract caterers, with over 10,000 colleagues operating across a diverse range of sectors including:
- Workplaces & Office Space
- Sporting Venues & Stadium
- Attraction & Heritage Sites
- Public Sector & Defence
- Health, Care & Hospitals
- Schools, Colleges & Universities
Along with our purpose of enriching lives everywhere, every day, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and want our people to feel appreciated, supported, and fulfilled.
That's why 87% of colleagues tell us how proud they are to work for us!
Elior Celebrates Equality
At Elior, we’re committed to creating a culture of respect, inclusion, and belonging for all.
Ultimately, we believe it’s our differences that make us stronger and enrich our work environment, which in turn makes Elior a great place to work!
By celebrating equality and diversity we’ve created a culture where everyone feels valued and empowered to do their best work, where colleagues fulfil their potential and have the opportunity to succeed.
If you need any support or adjustments during the application process, just let us know. We're happy to help.
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Other details
- Pay Type Salary
- Hiring Rate £45,000.00
- Glasgow G51 2XD, UK