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Exclusive Head of Finance job available. Your new company Hays are partnering exclusively with a leading international food manufacturing business to recruit their new Head of Finance. This company is a well-established and highly reputable organisation with operations worldwide and represents a vast portfolio of iconic brands. We are seeking a highly commercial finance professional to be part of the senior leadership and drive positive growth across a multi-site operation. Your new role This role will report to a Group FD and play a key role in the strategic leadership of the UK&I division. The role partners with factory finance and operational leadership to develop and deliver medium and long-term strategic goals. You will be highly involved in the delivery of financial commitments by undertaking cost-saving initiatives, capital projects, supply chain analysis and structural change and transformation. More specifically, your accountabilities will include the following: • Partnering with factory general managers and lead teams to drive and deliver the long-term strategic plans, meeting performance metrics of each site, while feeding into the larger group strategy., • Enable the leadership team to make informed choices regarding capex / working capital optimisation and financial commitment delivery., • Coach and develop a team of 3 Finance Business Partners and a team of 5 within FP&A on driving site performance for cost and cash, ensuring operational discipline and developing financial acumen., • Act as a coach to the Shared Finance Centre management accounting team, establish close and effective working relationships between SFC and site finance teams., • Understand the drivers of historic, current and forecast performance for the division and highlight emerging issues, opportunities or trends., • Be a change agent in leading and implementing upcoming transformations which impact cost and cash delivery, e.g. system implementations / changes, ways of working., • Drive conversion cost efficiency, including identification of insourcing opportunities and restructuring programs, and enabling delivery of business cases for significant capital investments / new product launches., • Drive capex / working capital improvements by aligning targets, outlining opportunities and improving processes., • Partner with other Heads of Finance to ensure sharing of best practices., • Drive the right mindset in the plant regarding financial and operational controlsThis is a full-time role, ideally with a strong on-site presence. What you'll need to succeed You will ideally be a fully ACCA/ACA/CIMA qualified accountant and possess significant experience within a large manufacturing operation. You will have a strong knowledge of cost drivers and be able to identify areas of improvement at site level while being able to see the bigger picture. You will possess strong core business skills, including influencing, stakeholder management and communication skills, while being able to build strong relationships in person and remotely. You will have a proven track record in a leadership capacity and be able to manage both upwards and downwards. You will be curious and creative, with excellent attention to detail. What you'll get in return This role offers a highly competitive package of £90-130k including a healthy bonus and car allowance. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. 4766261

About the role We are looking for a Group Design & Brand Manager. This is a senior, strategic leadership role. If you are an ambitious creative—perhaps currently operating in a fast-paced agency environment—who is ready to transition in-house and act as the absolute commercial guardian of a premium corporate identity, we want you to lead our visual evolution. The Challenge & The Opportunity: Reporting directly to the Head of Marketing, you will own the overarching visual identity across our entire group: Kingsley Healthcare (40+ residential homes), Kingsley Homecare, and Kingsley Philanthropy. Total Brand Ownership: You won't wait for instructions. You will proactively audit our output, architect a top-tier corporate document strategy, and elevate our brand identity to the next level. Premium Visual Storytelling: You will act as the creative powerhouse for our wider marketing team. You will produce, shoot, and edit high-end promotional video, design high-converting advertising campaigns, and supply our Social Media team with highly optimised assets. (Note: You create the magic; our social team handles the publishing and analytics). Commercial Print & Production: You will take total ownership of our physical marketing collateral. You will ruthlessly negotiate with external print suppliers and media buyers to drive maximum ROI and efficiency across the group. Global Leadership: You will manage, mentor, and optimise the workflow of our fully offshore design production team (comprising a Senior Graphic Designer and a Graphic Designer based entirely in our Sri Lankan operational hub). One of your first strategic tasks will be helping to recruit and onboard a new designer to complete your offshore engine! Reports to: Head of Marketing Key duties and responsibilities Who You Are: The In-House Transitioner: You have the rigorous multi-account discipline of an agency professional, but you are ready to dedicate your talents to a single, rapidly growing, purpose-driven business. A Remote Leader: You possess the communication skills and workflow mastery required to lead a transnational, offshore execution team. You know how to write an airtight design brief. The Complete Creative: You have expert-level mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop) alongside extensive video editing and motion graphics capability (Premiere Pro, After Effects). A Commercial Leader: You understand that beautiful design is useless if it doesn't drive commercial goals (occupancy, recruitment, brand equity) or save the business money (supplier negotiation). An Empathetic Communicator: You possess the emotional intelligence to visually market highly sensitive adult social care and dementia services with profound dignity and regulatory (CQC) compliance. What will you gain? The Kingsley Package: £36,500.00 Base Salary 10% Performance-Related Pay (PRP) Bonus tied directly to your commercial and delivery results. Hybrid Working: 3 days working remotely with total autonomy; 2 days a week collaborating in our vibrant Lowestoft Head Office. We are a proud Real Living Wage employer, hold a sector-leading 4.7/5 rating on Glassdoor, and were officially ranked Number 1 in the UK for work wellbeing in Indeed's Better Work Awards. Supplementary information How to Apply (Strict Requirement): We are hiring a visual leader, which means we need to see your work. To apply, you must submit your CV alongside a Link to your Digital Portfolio. We need to see your corporate branding work, your video/multimedia capabilities, and high-end print collateral. (Applications without a portfolio link will be automatically rejected)