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FP&A Manager

Keeler Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for a month
Location

Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 3QG

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Keeler Recruitment is seeking an experienced FP&A Manager for Nomad Foods, a leader in the frozen food sector.
  • This newly created role involves establishing and managing an FP&A function across manufacturing sites in Lowestoft, Hull, and Ireland.
  • The candidate will oversee forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting while leading a team of analysts and collaborating with site leadership.
  • Applicants should be a professionally qualified accountant with strong FP&A experience in manufacturing or FMCG environments, requiring at least 5 years of relevant experience.
  • The position offers a competitive salary of £70,000 to £80,000, providing an opportunity to shape a new function within a well-established business.

Keeler Recruitment is pleased to be partnering with Nomad Foods (Birds Eye, Aunt Bessie's, Goodfella's), a leading name in the frozen food sector, to support the recruitment of an experienced FP&A Manager. This is a newly created role, responsible for setting up and managing a new FP&A function across three manufacturing sites in Lowestoft, Hull, and Ireland.

This role will play a key part in embedding financial planning and analysis into day-to-day factory operations, ensuring greater visibility of performance and enabling more informed decision-making across the sites. The successful candidate will lead all aspects of forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting, while managing a team of analysts and working closely with site leadership and supply chain finance stakeholders.

Key Focus Areas

  • Development and management of FP&A processes across three manufacturing sites
  • Financial planning, forecasting, and cost analysis to support operational decision-making
  • Business partnering with factory leadership and supply chain finance teams
  • Oversight of financial reporting, month end close, variance analysis, and modelling
  • Leading and developing a small team of analysts
  • Supporting ongoing improvements to reporting tools, processes, and systems

Candidate Profile

  • Professionally qualified accountant (ACCA, CIMA, ACA or equivalent)
  • Strong experience in FP&A roles within a manufacturing, FMCG, or supply chain environment
  • Effective team leader, with the ability to build strong relationships at site level and with wider finance functions
  • Competent with financial systems and data analysis tools (SAP preferred)
  • Strong commercial and analytical mindset, with the ability to distil complex data into actionable insight

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong operational focus and leadership experience to build and shape a new function within a well-established business. The role offers broad scope and visibility across multiple sites and would suit someone confident working in a hands-on, fast-paced environment.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.