Job Title:  Head of Financial Control & Treasury

Location: Any Hub

Contract and working pattern: Hybrid, permanent

Are you ready to Be Your Best Barr None? 

Lets Grow!!!

We are all about Being Your Best Barr None and having a career with real moments that Matter!

Employing around 950 people across the UK, we are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of our people, values diversity, gives something back to our communities and works to minimise our environmental impact.

For 150 years AG Barr has been building great brands and is home to some of the nations favourite flavours.

At our core is IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand, Boost making every moment better with a caffeine kick, hydration hit or tasty treat, and FUNKIN where real fruit means authentic taste.

We also have a number of exciting owned brands within our portfolio including MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

There's never been a better time to join us!

What we’re looking for…

As our Head of Financial Control & Treasury, you will safeguard our balance sheet and modernise our financial engine as a key operational leader. Balancing rock-solid governance with operational agility, you will take command of Group liquidity, establish a best-in-class internal control framework, and champion digital automation across our end-to-end transactional services. Reporting directly to the Corporate Finance Director and partnering with EXCO and the Audit & Risk Committee, you will inspire a high-performing, multi-site team of 20 to drive scalable, technology-led finance operations across the business.

Your responsibilities will include…

• Lead and develop a high-performing team: Direct, coach, and motivate a multi-site team of circa 20 across Order-to-Cash, Purchase-to-Pay, Financial Control & Treasury.
• Govern financial controls & compliance: Establish, monitor, and report on robust internal controls across all financial operations, presenting findings to EXCO and the Audit & Risk Committee.
• Direct Group treasury & liquidity: Oversee multi-currency cash flows, short-term forecasting, banking relationships, and covenant management, while leading the Group’s Treasury & Commodity Committee.
• Drive digital modernisation & automation: Champion the adoption of automation and ERP enhancements across transactional finance to eliminate manual touchpoints and accelerate reporting cycles.
• Optimise Order to Cash (O2C): Balance commercial revenue growth with disciplined credit risk management, debtor day reduction, and the mitigation of bad debt.
• Safeguard Purchase to Pay (P2P): Ensure accurate, governed supplier payments to protect the inward supply chain while maintaining working capital integrity.
• Oversee business partner services: Provide strategic financial governance over corporate services, including company car fleet management, business insurances, and property rates.

What you’ll bring...

The successful candidate will have;

• Full professional accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with at least 5 years of practical post-qualification finance experience.
• Proven track record of leading, managing, and developing large, multi-disciplinary finance teams operating across multiple sites.
• Deep technical expertise in treasury management, liquidity forecasting, banking covenants, and cash risk mitigation.
• Demonstrated experience establishing robust internal control environments, anti-fraud measures, and reporting to senior executive committees.
• Strong commercial credit management and dispute resolution experience, with high-level negotiation and non-finance stakeholder influence skills.
• Proven capability in driving process transformation, ERP system optimisation, and workflow automation.

And it would also be great if you can demonstrate:

• Extensive operational finance leadership within the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) or manufacturing sectors.
• Hands-on experience leading change management initiatives and implementing modern accounting information systems.
• A strong foundation in macroeconomic analysis and its strategic application to cash flow and commodity exposures.

What we offer…

We believe in creating a diverse and inclusive culture where your voice can be heard.  Our skilled, loyal and committed people are critical to the future success of AG Barr which is why we are continually investing in our employees to develop their talent.

We look after our employees by offering a competitive salary and benefits package which includes:

• Competitive salary, benchmarked to market
• Annual bonus linked to business and individual performance
• Defined contribution Pension with employer contribution
• 34 days holiday 
• Flexible holiday trading
• Flexible cash pot to spend on benefits
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Flexible benefits e.g. discounts & cashbacks, gym memberships, technology purchases etc
• Life assurance
• Save as you earn scheme
• Staff sales discount
• Free AG Barr products throughout your working day and staff sales
• Ongoing professional development and access to Learning and Development programmes and content

And much more! 

To find out more about what it is like to work for AG Barr, please visit our careers platform here.

We are an equal opportunities employer and happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments that may be needed for successful candidates with a disability, health or mental health condition.

While we have highlighted our ideal requirements for this role, we are realistic that the successful candidate probably won't meet every single requirement in this advert, but we are big advocates of people growing in role. So even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to submit an application - you may be just what we are looking for! Apply now!

Speculative CVs from agencies will not be accepted.

Please note, we may close vacancies early where we receive significant numbers of applications, so apply now!