As the UK’s leading pub, cider, and beer business, we’re home to some of the world’s best-loved ciders and beers, and a leading player in the international drinks industry. We’re looking for someone that is as ready to evolve for the future as we are. If you’re ready to get involved, apply for our fixed term Purchase to Pay (“PtP”) Financial Controller role in the Finance function!

About the role

We’ve an excellent opportunity for a PtP Controller to join the wider Reporting and Accounting team in our head office in Edinburgh. The role involves:

leading the day-to-day operations of the UK PtP team (managing 3 people),

business partnering the Heineken UK purchasing population across all functions,

ensuring appropriate PtP risk controls are in place to deliver ongoing performance and liability quality relating to Heineken UK’s trade payables

acting as a key point of contact for PtP colleagues in our shared service centres in Krakow and India.

The PtP Financial Controller will:

support the Head of Reporting & Accounting – overseeing financial reporting of the PtP Sub-Ledger liabilities from Aged Creditors, GRIR & Invoice Management across both the HUK (SAP) ERP and Star Pubs ERP.

provide the Head of Reporting & Accounting with assurances on the quality and in the particular the ageing of the company’s liabilities within Payables to assist with proper accounting and good cash flow management

be responsible for the direct line management, development and coaching of 3 x Finance Analysts

ensure all day to day and routine PtP team tasks are completed within SLAs

business partner any section of the business that requires the ability to purchase goods or services. This will range to all levels, locations and functions within the business

product meaningful and insightful management reporting to inform commercial performance and working capital decision-making

make informed decisions around payment for example: exercise delegated payment authorisation, prompt payment ahead of contractual terms, and cash management in conjunction with the Treasury Control

operate as a point of escalation for issues with internal /external stakeholders

ensure all operational activities are carried out in line with HUK Procurement Policy.

provide guidance/support to own team and Team Leaders in HGSS to drive the of quality of PtP in line with procurement policy and procedures, protecting Heineken’s assets and within the aim of Making Cash Count to improve Heineken’s productivity.

Who we’re looking for?

A strong people and process manager who is:

an effective communicator

enjoys working as part of a team and managing people

can develop strong working relationships and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders

have advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables, large data manipulation).

has excellent analytical skills with an enquiring mindset

are motivated by continuous process and control improvement and efficiency.

Other skills that would be beneficial although not required:

Experience working:

in PTP, Accounts Payable or a similar function

with a major ERP system (i.e. SAP, Oracle, Business Central etc) or with other sub ledger system

with processing teams based in remote share service centres

Involvement in a prior system migration, implementation, or major upgrade, this would be advantageous and familiarity with data governance and data integrity principles are also beneficial

Experience within FMCG or a large organisation would be preferable.

Our Ways of Working

Our office sites operate a hybrid model. You’ll spend Tuesdays, Thursdays and one other day in the office and two days from home, although but you’re more than welcome to come and work from the office on those days too.

The Good Stuff!

In addition to your base salary, you’ll also receive:

Discretionary Annual bonus

Benefits Allowance (15% of base salary)

Company funded Private Medical Healthcare

Double matched pension contributions (up to 10%)

35 days holiday (with the opportunity to buy/sell)

A quarterly allowance towards purchasing our delicious ciders and beers!

Exciting opportunities to develop your career

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.