Operations Finance Business Partner

At GBfoods we offer culinary solutions in several countries of Europe and Africa with prestigious leading local brands, including Jumbo, Gallina Blanca, Erasco, Gino, Liebig, Star, Bama, D&L, Grand'Italia and Blå Band, among others.  GBfoods Africa operates in 24 countries with a Regional office in Accra - Ghana.

Our Purpose “Celebrating local flavours” is to empower and take care of each of the local communities we belong to and to bring out their authentic flavours. Some of our local brands have been in consumers' kitchens for over a century and have positioned themselves as authentically loved brands, as well as deeply rooted parts of the local culture.

Today, with a turnover of around 1,5 billion euros and a team of around 3,300 people, we are the preferred choice of millions of consumers.

Role:

Reporting to the Operations Controlling Director,

The Operations Finance Business Partner will be responsible for managing the monthly accounting close for assigned plants, ensuring accurate cost calculations, stock monitoring, and investment tracking. The role involves budgeting, quarterly reviews, and cost deviation analysis to support timely financial reporting and decision-making, while ensuring high-quality financial data and providing key insights into operational performance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the annual Budget and periodically revisions of the Operations area (Purchasing, Industrial and Logistic).
• Calculation and monthly follow up of industrial deviations.
• Control and analyze the expenses, structure costs of factories and other variables to evaluate the causes of deviations and their reasoning.
• Control and analyze the logistic cost of the Business Unit to underline the deviations and their explanations.
• Coordinate information of purchasing prices (raw materials, third parties)
• Coordinate the costs estimation for new launches.
• Implement processes and follow up on uniform and effective control.
• Monthly Closing and reporting of the factories/BU assigned
• Follow up of current costing and factory overheads

What can you expect from us?

You will be part of a unique  company in an exciting moment, when we are growing and becoming a very consolidated multinational in the FMCG Food industry, with many strong brands.