Finance Manager – Wholesale (6-month FTC)
Bristol/ Hybrid (with occasional travel to Cardiff)
What you’ll get
*Salary: £55,000 – £70,000 (dependent on experience)
*Hybrid working – a mix of onsite and home working
*6-month fixed-term contract with genuine scope to make an impact
*High visibility role working closely with senior stakeholders
*Autonomy and ownership – lead finance for the region
*Opportunity to add value through analysis, insight, and improvement
*25 days holiday plus bank holidays
About the role
This role leads finance support for 2 sites across Bristol and Cardiff. You’ll act as a trusted finance partner to regional and local leaders, providing insight, challenge, and clear financial guidance to support decision-making.
You’ll focus on management accounting, forecasting, and commercial analysis. Day-to-day transaction processing is handled by a shared service centre, allowing you to concentrate on value-adding work.
This is a hands-on role suited to someone comfortable being the sole finance lead in the region.
Key responsibilities
*Act as a finance business partner to local and regional managers
*Produce monthly and quarterly forecasts and annual budgets
*Deliver variance analysis, KPIs, and ad-hoc insight to drive performance
*Identify risks and opportunities and challenge assumptions
*Prepare monthly review packs and attend review meetings
*Analyse and explain performance variances with clear recommendations
*Review margins, costs, and profitability, including new business
*Carry out consignment analysis, reconciliation, and stock review
*Support monthly accruals, prepayments, and balance sheet reviews
*Strengthen and maintain financial controls
*Support the Head of Finance with projects and commercial analysis
*Ensure compliance with internal control and governance requirements
About you
*Qualified accountant
*Confident influencing non-finance stakeholders
*Commercial, curious, and comfortable challenging decisions
*Experience in FMCG, multi-site, or fresh produce environments is helpful