Head of Finance - Food

• Full time, permanent contract
• Competitive Salary
• Site based - London
• Opportunities for professional development
• Plus our Sodexo employee benefits package

• Support the Managing Director to maximize the profitability of Good Eating company & Fooditude, via rigorous management of the divisional finances, challenging performance and driving profitable organic growth
• Ensure that all the Group Finance policies, processes and procedures are consistently followed in the delivery of the monthly result
• Compile and support with audit and statutory accounts
• Drive growth along side the Food transformation' program
• Create a business partner relationship with all key stakeholders as well as the Managing Director, including clients and other Sodexo functions
• Deliver consistent, high quality, timely reporting to support all key commercial decisions
• Create a culture of continuous improvement across the team, leading in key work areas - people, efficiency, control and service

At Sodexo, we’re passionate about our people. We know that our teams are the key to delivering exceptional service and creating meaningful experiences for our clients, customers, and employees.

• Ensuring all Group Finance policies, processes and procedures are known, understood and consistently applied
• Managing / optimising the divisional financial performance: profit and loss, balance sheet and cash-flow
• Managing the multiple interfaces with Clients /Segments/Service Operations/Transversal Functions (HR will be a key partner) in the division to ensure their Finance needs are fully understood and met, and that Group Finance requirements are understood and consistently applied across all contracts
• Contributing to the overall performance of the Division
• Ensuring timely provision of strong, accurate and relevant analytics (data and analysis) transparently to all stakeholders
• Support and drive all financial initiatives e.g labour management, rebid activity, commercial opportunities
• Ensuring a risk management and internal control framework permitting effective identification and management of financial risks, with remediation alerts and escalation as necessary
• Driving standardised processes and methods within the division to maximise efficiency e.g. reporting
• Development of the finance team to maximise engagement, develop a succession plan and support the business in the best possible way
• Lead the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process for the division
• Lead the monthly review process to optimise divisional financial performance
• Attend client meetings as required .e.g. regular governance or ad hoc meetings as specific financial issues occur.
• Support retention / new bid work as required
• Completion of ad-hoc Finance-related studies/ missions/ presentations as required

• Strong Finance acumen, ability to manage full financial responsibilities (P&L, balance sheet and cash flow - accounting, reporting and development support)
• Strong technical skills to support the audit process
• Proactivity and re-activity in a challenging day-to-day operational environment
• Process and progress driven, based on factual analytics, combined with very transparent skills (up, transversally and down) of simple financial reflexes
• Excellent organisational skills and ability to respect deadlines
• Flexible and pragmatic, able to deal with complexity
• Collaborative leadership style, strong interpersonal and communication skills, strong partnering capabilities with senior management
• Strong culture of team support/team work and business advancement (in area of risk management, problem resolution or development oriented)
• Demonstrates initiative and anticipates needs of key stakeholders

• 10 years professional experience in finance and…