Finance Controller - Export and Beyond Beer

Function: Finance
Location: Edinburgh City Centre (a mix of office and home working)
Salary: £65-£75k depending on experience, plus 15% benefits allowance (can be taken as cash), and further benefits listed below
Contract: 12-Month FTC

Closing Date: 11th July 2025. Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so don’t delay


Are you looking for your next chapter at HEINEKEN UK? You already know that we make great beers and ciders, well we also offer exciting and dynamic careers!

We’re looking for someone who’s as ready to evolve for the future as we are. If you’re ready to brew a new career, apply for our Export Finance Controller – DBB role today!

About the role
As the Finance Controller - Export and Beyond Beer, you’ll business partner the following teams;

The Export Manager and Supply Chain Export team on all Export and intercompany-related Finance issues include due diligence checks, etc The Head of Beyond beer and her team on all related finance issues in this new and exciting category

You'll provide first-class performance management, planning and value-adding insight to ensure robust execution of operational plans. You’ll have a primary responsibility to ensure robust governance and control of all Revenue and Cost management objectives along with the statement of financial position reconciliations for Export/Intercompany and Beyond beer transactions vs objectives.

You’ll be the main Commercial finance support for the Export Digital Backbone (DBB) project and act as the end-to-end process design and impact assessment manager to the Global Export DBB Design. You'll also be the main Commercial finance support for the various Beyond beer projects.

This is a finance role with a fair amount of autonomy. You’ll gain exposure to varied stakeholders and manage change in a fast-moving environment. Financial leadership skills and operational knowledge gained will be beneficial when moving into other HUK senior finance roles.

So, what will you be doing? Here are some key accountabilities;

Drive commercial analysis and conversations to maximise Export and Beyond beer P&L profitability. Report profitability at SKU level for all Export/Intercompany/Beyond beer SKUs monthly at GP/HL and GP Margin level. Responsibility for financial reporting, including income statement and balance sheet reconciliation monthly. Responsibility for managing external auditors for all Export/Intercompany and Beyond beer related queries. Lead the annual planning (AP) and rolling forecast (RoFo) cycles for Export / Intercompany and Beyond beer (and monitoring/reporting against the plan thereafter)  Govern the execution of the HUK policy and process framework related to this area ensuring that a robust control environment exists with complete integrity of accounting records and financial information. Promote a culture within the Commercial Control Team of continuous improvement of procedures and processes from a Control of Net assets, and revenue and cost management perspective using external insight when available. Proactively work with the Supply Chain Export team & Beyond beer team to (i) identify, analyse, and exploit commercial business opportunities and intervene on fundamental issues to promote profit growth; and (ii) identify common processes within HUK and ensure compliance combined with ensuring specific processes are established and implemented following Heineken Global framework and Heineken Behaviours.

Who we are looking for
We’re looking for a commercially aware Qualified Accountant with well-developed financial analysis and evaluation techniques. You’ll have strong stakeholder management skills, able to business partner effectively and be comfortable navigating through ambiguity.

If you have;

3-5 years of senior analyst or controller experience. Strong business partnering skills. Experience in continuous financial process improvement. Knowledge of Financial compliance.

 

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 Why Join Us page if you’d like more information.

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 recruitment@heineken.co.uk

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.