Finance Analyst - Manufacturing

Job Description

Our Business

Kraft Heinz is one of the world’s largest food companies, dedicated to making life delicious for consumers across the globe. Our iconic brands are found in millions of homes, bringing people together and creating memorable moments every day. At Kraft Heinz, we’re driven by a passion for quality, continuous improvement, and doing the right thing. We champion great people, embrace diversity, and foster a culture of innovation and accountability.

Kitt Green is Kraft Heinz’s largest manufacturing site in Europe and one of the biggest food processing facilities in the UK. Home to a passionate team and iconic products, including Heinz Baked Beanz and Soups, Kitt Green plays a vital role in delivering high-quality, trusted brands to millions of consumers every day.

We’re proud of our recent investment in advanced Heat Pump technology, a major step forward in energy efficiency and our sustainability journey. Looking ahead, we’re planning significant improvements to our Beans Classifiers, further enhancing our commitment to quality and operational excellence. These initiatives reflect Kitt Green’s ongoing focus on innovation, sustainability, and delivering results that matter.

If you’re eager to make a meaningful impact and help shape the future of food, Kraft Heinz is the place to grow your career.

Finance Analyst

Role

Summary:

We’re looking for a motivated Finance professional to join our Site Finance Team. The successful candidate will report into the Manufacturing Finance Lead, supporting the Heads of Manufacturing, Operations Managers and Process Improvement Leads to drive operational efficiency, support delivery of site KPIs, whilst ensuring we meet financial targets and compliance commitments.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day preparation and analysis of timely performance reporting for the site, supporting management and control of circa £50m of Variable Input Costs, including Direct Labour, Material Usage Variance, Utilities and Other VIC.

The right candidate will have worked in Finance for several years and will be looking to develop their skills and experience in a large, blue-chip, FMCG business. They will have demonstrated their ability to understand business issues and apply their financial knowledge in a way which translates financial data into meaningful reporting which can be used to improve decision making and drive the performance of the factory.

Rather than operating on gut feel, the Kraft Heinz Management System encourages us to make informed choices using facts and data.

Along with weekly actuals reporting, the Finance Analyst will support the preparation of monthly forecasts and the annual planning cycle for the manufacturing activity  successful candidate will also work with the Finance Business Partner and Finance Analyst, responsible for overhead costs, along with supporting process improvement projects and helping ensure our compliance commitments are completed in a timely manner. This role sits at the heart of the Operations Team and would suit someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, able to juggle a variety of demands and enjoys finding solutions to complex issues.

Reporting to:
Manufacturing Finance Lead

• Develop a strong understanding of the Variable Input Costs of the site, supporting the Manufacturing Finance Lead with detailed analysis to provide guidance to the Operations Team of the site.
• Prepare Line Cost Analysis data to support justification and delivery of Process Improvement Plans, Savings Initiatives and Capex Projects in collaboration with Operations, Continuous Improvement, Functional and Capital Engineering Teams.

• Manage site process to cost semi-finished and finished goods produced at Kitt Green.
• Act as gatekeeper for changes to material master data and master recipes.
• Ensure trials, experiments and new product launches are conducted within the agreed process and where appropriate costs are recharged to R&D.
• Coordinate product status reviews in preparation for AOP.
• Review and update Supply Chain Loss Provisions, including processing stock…