The Role
Lead the end-to-end finance function for Flexigrid, providing strategic and hands-on financial leadership. Oversee budgeting, forecasting, reporting, controls, month/annual close, stakeholder partnership with CEO and SLT, manage a team of three, support auditors and banks, and drive finance systems and process improvements to enable commercial decision-making in a complex logistics environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
Greenergy is a major UK fuel supplier and a leading European manufacturer of waste-based renewables. To deliver fuel to our customers, we have a 24/7 in-house haulage operation made up of over 650 drivers and a fleet of over 250 tankers. Greenergy Flexigrid operates out of over 20 depots nationwide, making over 182,000 deliveries to 3,100 customers each year.
We're looking for a commercially minded and hands-on finance leader to head up the finance function for our Flexigrid business, providing both strategic support and practical financial leadership within a busy logistics environment. Reporting to the UK Financial Controller and partnering closely with Flexigrid's CEO, you'll provide clear financial leadership, commercial insight and robust financial control.
This is a broad, hands-on role overseeing the end-to-end finance function and leading a small team of three. You'll be equally comfortable influencing senior stakeholders, managing financial planning and reporting, and rolling up your sleeves to understand the detail behind the numbers. Experience within logistics, transport or a similarly complex operational environment will be highly advantageous.
This role can be based from either our Manchester or Tamworth office. To support effective partnership with both the operational and finance teams, you'll be expected to spend a minimum of two days each week in Manchester and two days each week in Tamworth. Please apply via the advert for your preferred base location.
This role can be based from either our Manchester or Tamworth office. To support effective partnership with both the operational and finance teams, you'll be expected to spend a minimum of two days each week in Manchester and two days each week in Tamworth. Please apply via the advert for your preferred base location.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end finance function, including budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial controls
- Lead monthly and annual close processes; ensure accurate and timely management reporting
- Manage and develop the finance team of 3
- Partner directly with the CEO and Senior Leadership Team on strategic decision-making, financial planning, and business performance insights
- Comply with Group’s internal controls, policies, and risk management frameworks
- Support commercial decision-making through scenario modelling, and business cases appraisals
- Supporting the management external relationships with auditors, banks and finance brokers, leading at ‘local’ level
- Drive continuous improvement in finance systems and processes.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Professionally qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience
- Proven experience leading a finance function end to end, ideally in logistics industry with operational complexity
- Experience managing and developing finance teams, with the ability to lead, coach, and set clear priorities
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including working directly with C-Suite
- Experience working in fast-paced, multi-entity, or international business environments is advantageous
- Strong leadership and people management skills
- Commercially minded, with strong analytical thinking and the ability to translate financial data into clear business insight
- Highly organised, with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively
- Confident communicator, able to influence senior stakeholders and present clearly to the C-Suite and wider leadership team
- Comfortable operating both strategically and at detail level
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability, particularly in fast-moving operational environments
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and through change
Benefits
- Competitive compensation: Enjoy a competitive salary, enhanced by a discretionary bonus scheme that rewards both business and individual performance.
- Private medical insurance: Prioritise your health with comprehensive private medical insurance, including access to online GP services from AXA for you and your family.
- Enhanced company pension: Secure your future with enhanced company pension contributions that support your long-term financial goals.
- Cycle to work scheme: Embrace a sustainable lifestyle with our cycle to work scheme.
- Season ticket loan: Spread the cost of your commute and take advantage of annual discounts with an interest free season ticket loan.
- Volunteering and charity: We encourage you to give back to the community through volunteering days and charitable initiatives.
- Enhanced holiday allowance: Enjoy 25 days of annual leave, in addition to bank holidays.
- Global travel insurance: Travel with peace of mind, courtesy of worldwide multi-trip travel insurance coverage for you and your family.
- Employee discount platform: Access exclusive discounts through our employee discount platform.
- Enhanced parental leave: Generous maternity and paternity pay to support you and your family when you need it most.
Greenergy are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our colleagues is critical to our success as a global company. Employment at Greenergy is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy, maternity, race, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnerships.
About
Greenergy supply over 15 billion litres of fuel annually across the UK, Ireland and Canada – managing fuel supply chains from refinery gates to customer sites and managing over 500 deliveries per day. To deliver fuel to our customers, we have a 24/7 in-house haulage operation, Greenergy Flexigrid, made up of over 650 drivers and a fleet of over 250 tankers. Greenergy also owns and operates biodiesel manufacturing plants in England and the Netherlands that process waste oils sourced globally into biodiesel, which is used to displace diesel in road transport.For over 30 years, Greenergy has been investing in lower carbon renewable fuels that can be used in vehicles on the road today. As a leading European manufacturer of waste-based biodiesel, renewables are central to Greenergy’s strategy to support customers through the energy transition.Find out more about us at www.greenergy.com
Skills Required
- Professionally qualified accountant with significant post-qualification experience
- Proven experience leading an end-to-end finance function
- Experience within logistics, transport, or similarly complex operational environment
- Experience managing and developing finance teams
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including working directly with C-Suite
- Experience with budgeting, forecasting, management reporting, month and year-end close
- Ability to support commercial decision-making via scenario modelling and business case appraisal
- Experience managing external relationships with auditors, banks and finance brokers
- Strong leadership, people management, and coaching skills
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
- Confident communicator, able to influence senior stakeholders and present to C-Suite
- Comfortable operating strategically and at the detail level; strong problem-solving and decision-making
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and through change
- Ability to work from either Manchester or Tamworth and spend a minimum of two days each week in Manchester and two days each week in Tamworth
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The Company
What We Do
Greenergy is a leading transportation fuel supplier, integrating traditional and renewable energy solutions. They are a leading European manufacturer of waste-based biodiesel and supply petrol and diesel, managing fuel logistics and infrastructure.
