FP&A Manager

We’re Minor Figures. Founded on a rooftop in 2014 by three friends with a shared love of coffee, MF has since grown into a global brand with a team of over 100 people across the world, with offices in the UK, USA, and Australia. We create plant-based products for coffee lovers, baristas and a better planet. We love teaming up with people as mad about coffee as we are and love nothing more than heading down to their local cafe to enjoy a chat with the friendly & expert barista.

All our products are 100% plant based and vegan friendly. The company is exploding, achieving record sales figures each quarter.

Minor Figures would be nothing without the independent coffee scene and our products can be found in over 4,000 specialty coffee shops worldwide, where we regularly run Freedays and Minor Figures FM events. We’re also expanding fast, with products lining the shelves in major supermarkets in our three core regions and our team achieving record sales figures quarter-on-quarter.

At Minor Figures, we’re passionate about creating a positive impact and we put sustainability at the forefront of everything we do. We’re now a B Corp certified company.

We have big plans for the future of MF. As we continue to grow at a rapid pace, we want to welcome creative, curious, free-spirited, bold thinkers to join us to make that happen. Everyone’s invited. We collaborate, improvise, synchronise. We are wholly authentic, uplifting and constructive. Because magic happens when everyone’s vibing and having a good time. We value individuality and we want you to be yourself. If you share our love for coffee and you want every day you spend at work to feel like your first, we’d love to hear from you.

This is maternity cover contract and the ideal start date is early August 2024.

This FP&A manager is a critical role to the success of the finance function. The role reports to the CFO and works closely with the US FP&A manager with a view to building and scaling the function in line with the
business growth.
A broad role, with responsibility of 4 key areas: Financial planning. Business partnering. Commercial reporting. Data.

The primary objective of the role is a maternity cover to lead the FP&A function to
support the business with reporting, planning, and business partnering. You will closely work
with with the sales, operations, and marketing departments and a big component of the role will be running the quarterly forecast process for the group.You’ll expect this, but there’s a lot to this role. But let’s overview what’s
expected of you:

Financial Planning

• Run the quarterly planning cycle for EMEA region and roll up for the wider group.
• Develop any models and improve reporting as necessary.
• Consolidate and present to CFO/CEO/GMs

Business Partnering

• Work closely with sales, marketing and operations, support with reporting, analysis and new projects highlighting key financial considerations.
• Gravitas to challenge the team and highlight key points to CFO for discussion/approval. Reporting
• Monthly presentation of P&L to the region. Implement and improve current commercial reporting to give key insights to the business on trading and P&L performance, implementing KPIs for key functions with a measurable against plan.

Ad Hoc
such as assisting CFO with ad hoc projects and supporting FC on
month & year end (as required)

Key Measures in the role would be:

• Successfully running the quarterly planning cycle with agreed outputs in line with deadlines
• Picking and business partnering with key functions
• Improve reporting and planning models

As a key member of this team, you will report directly to our CFO, who has significantly enhanced our business structure since joining. Be a part of a group that loves what they do and plays a crucial role in our continued success.

We hire humans, not machines, so let’s look at the key skills we need. You’ll

• start with immediate impact
• have a sense of fun, adventure, hands on person and a can-do
  approach
• not be phased by constant change and challenges and willing to
  adapt and implement solutions
• possess a willingness to help in all areas of finance when needed
• come with excellent communication skills and self motivated with an
  ability to grow the role with the business Now, let’s look at the experience we ideally need. You’ll:
• be a Qualified accountant with a good few years of qualified experience
• have proven and solid demonstrable experience of working/leading in a FP&A function
• have worked in FMCG/CPG with excellent experience in trading and supply chain planning, know what good look like for a FP&A function
• come with sound experience in other areas of the P&L to provide guidance to the team
• know how to work with regional business with a global roll up process and /or worked in a high growth business a distinct advantage

And if possible, but not necessary:

• Some experience with Xero, Unleashed

We realise that a job is more than just the take home salary each month. So what are you really getting?

And, as part of the Minor Figures team, you’ll have the opportunity to invest in the business, with the option to buy shares in the company at an agreed price. Having skin in the game and really contributing to our success. Because it’s you and us all that do make this all happen.

But of course, we look after you in the other ways that you’d expect:

• 25 days holiday allowance in addition to bank holidays
• Statutory pension contribution through Nest
• Employee share options scheme, available to all full time employees.
• 1 day paid leave to support a cause of your choice through volunteering or activism
• Flexible working to meet the needs of the role
• 30% discount on products from our online shop
• Unlimited one to one coaching sessions with More Happi
• Unlimited access to Calm app

You’ll be based out of our office in East London. Work from home flexibility is supported but the office will be your base and allow you to bring the energy and creativity to help educate and inspire our team.

The hours of work are 9am - 5.30pm.

At Minor Figures everyone is welcome. We are committed to cultivating and maintaining a culture that is inclusive and diverse. We celebrate differences and continually support all members of our company to be proud of who they are. In recruiting for our team, we pride ourselves on equal employment opportunities regardless of gender, sex, age, disability, race, religion, sexuality or social class. We hire the best people based on an evaluation of their abilities and effectiveness, nothing else.

You’re sold? Are you ready to hit send?

Submit a CV and any supporting documents to us & tell us why you want to work with us at Minor Figures.

Just a heads up, we’re not a traditional team of recruiters and hiring managers. We want to see the human version of you, not just the black & white copy. Our need to find great people needs to be met with a fun and positive recruitment journey, so tell us more about you, however the heck you want.

For all recruitment agencies: We value the impact & work recruitment agencies have & do. We have people that have worked within & relied heavily on the support of agencies in their career. That said however, we’d really appreciate it if we didn’t receive any unsolicited or out of the blue applications.