Finance Controller

Finance Controller

Posted 1 week ago by The HEINEKEN Company

£80,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Summary: The Finance Controller role focuses on partnering with the Head of Technical Services to manage the Technical Services P&L, ensuring robust commercial oversight of a £40m cost base. The position involves leading planning processes, monitoring forecasts, and identifying cost-saving opportunities while maintaining governance. The ideal candidate is a commercially aware Qualified Accountant with experience in a dynamic environment. This role offers potential for future opportunities within commercial finance or broader finance teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Partner with the Head of Technical Services to manage the Technical Services P&L.
  • Lead planning processes and monitor/report against the plan.
  • Work with internal and third-party stakeholders to ensure accurate forecasts.
  • Identify, analyze, and exploit tactical commercial business opportunities for cost savings.
  • Maintain a strong governance framework.
  • Lead projects impacting the operational plan or act as a key resource in strategic projects.

Key Skills:

  • Qualified Accountant with a strong commercial awareness.
  • Experience in delivering a robust control environment.
  • Proactive and positive attitude towards problem-solving.
  • Ability to identify and exploit business opportunities for profit growth.

Salary (Rate): £80,000 yearly

City: Edinburgh

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Finance

Detailed Description From Employer:

On Trade Finance Controller (Technical Services) Function: Finance Location: Edinburgh City Centre or London (Oxford Circus) – a mix of office and home working Salary: £65-£80k depending on experience, plus 15% benefits allowance (can be taken as cash), and further benefits listed below Contract: 12 month secondment Closing Date: Monday 14th July 2025. Please note where we recieve high volumes of applications we may close the advert early so don't delay applying!

About The Role Reporting into the On Trade Finance Manager your primary responsibilities will be to partner with the Head of Technical Services and their team to ensure they have robust commercial grip over the Technical Services P&L, encompassing a net £40m cost base. You will lead the planning processes for Technical Services (and monitoring/reporting against the plan thereafter), working closely with both internal and third party stakeholders to ensure accurate forecasts are being reflected by all parties involved. Part of your role will be to proactively work to identify, analyse and exploit tactical commercial business opportunities to drive cost savings whilst also maintaining a strong governance framework. You will also lead projects with a significant impact on the operational plan or act as a key resource/SME in larger strategic projects.

Who We’re Looking For A commercially aware Qualified Accountant with a track record of delivering a robust control environment within a fluid and fast moving commercial area. Your pro-active and positive attitude will allow you to intervene on fundamental issues and exploit business opportunities to drive profit growth.

Future opportunities: A successful candidate in the role could go on to a wide range of roles within commercial finance or the wider finance teams.

Our Ways of Working Heineken’s Global Purpose is to “brew the Joy of True Togetherness to inspire a better world” and to fulfil this we believe in working closely with each other and collaborating f2f when we can. To enable this, we ask colleagues to be in the office Tuesdays and Thursdays and one other day of colleague’s choice.

Our Benefits And Rewards Annual bonus 15% of base salary flexible benefits allowance (can be taken as cash or used towards benefits, e.g. car allowance) Company-funded Private Medical Healthcare Double-matched pension (up to 10%) 35 days holiday (holiday trading available) Retail discounts A monthly case of our delicious ciders and beers (low and no alcohol options available) Unique learning and development opportunities …And much more! Check out our You’ll also get the opportunity to join our colleague networks, in which people from across the business connect to help champion diversity, equity and inclusion, ensuring we’re continuing to give people a voice.

The application If you like what you’ve read and are ready to brew a better career with us, let’s get going! We may close vacancies early when we receive lots of applications, so don’t delay! If you need any adjustments made to support your application, for example, if you require information in different formats, or if you have any accessibility issues, then we’re more than happy to review our processes – please feel free to get in touch with us at You might feel that you don’t meet every single requirement for this role, and that’s okay – we all need the opportunity to develop and untap our full potential. If this advert’s piqued your interest, we’d encourage you to submit an application rather than ruling yourself out. You never know – you may be exactly what we’re looking for!

Who We Are We’ve 150 years of brewing history and are proud of this legacy. Yet we’re sure our best days are ahead of us. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play as we dream big, set bold ambitions and push the boundaries. We support colleagues on this journey with development opportunities and unique experiences to help them reach their full potential. Apply today to discover Your Future, Untapped.