Finance Processes Manager


Company:	Greggs PLC
Salary:	Circa £55,000 per annum, depending on experience
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE12 8BU
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	23 Sept 2026
Closing date:	2 Oct 2026

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Summary

Vacancy Information

We have a fantastic opportunity to join the Finance team at Greggs as Financial Processes Manager and play a pivotal role in optimising cash flow, enhancing financial processes and driving business performance.

We can offer you:

Management Bonus Scheme which is worth up to 12.5% of your salary
Pension scheme with matching employer contributions up to 7%
Colleague discount, up to 50% off our own-produced products
Profit share - We want everyone to share in the success of the business, so we distribute 10% of our profits to all our colleagues who have at least 6-month service, or more, each year
25 days (5 weeks) annual leave, pro-rated, increasing with service (in addition to bank holidays), plus 1 additional floating day
The opportunity to purchase additional annual leave twice a year
Colleague share plans, giving you the opportunity to save and invest in Greggs, with the chance to buy Greggs shares at a discounted rate
Private Medical Insurance which is free for you and subsidised for your dependants
Income Protection should you become unable to work due to long-term sickness
Death in service benefit which provides a lump-sum payment equal to 4 times your year\'s salary
Virtual GP, Physiotherapy and Lifestyle Consultations - we provide access to a fantastic total wellbeing app for you and your family
Employee Assistance Programme - we provide all colleagues with access to an EAP helpline providing mental health support as well as financial and legal support
Savings and discounts, including digital gift card discounts, online cashback, in-store and online coupons and lifestyle offers
Career progression and learning and development opportunities
A company who cares about our communities; the environment and being a better business! Click here to read about The Greggs Pledge
Colleague Networks - internal groups where colleagues and their allies can share their own experiences, offer feedback on the way we do things at Greggs, and provide support to one another

About the role

This is a full-time role, however flexibility in this will be considered
We know that having a work-life balance is important, so we offer our colleagues as much flexibility as possible in line with the needs of their role
The base location for this role is Greggs House, Quorum Business Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 8BU

What you’ll do

As our Financial Processes Manager you will be responsible for managing the teams that manage cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable, leading a continuous improvement approach as we look to maximise our working capital performance, and improve our underlying processes utilising SAP and new technologies. The role will also be responsible for VAT management, ensuring the underlying processes accurately capture and record input and output VAT.

Key Responsibilities

Direct line management of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable teams.
Driving improvements in the robustness, accuracy and efficiency of the end-to-end processes that feed into the cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable teams.
Managing day-to-day relationships with our banking and card issuing partners.
Managing VAT to ensure our obligations for collecting and paying over the net tax due to HMRC are robustly met.
Reviewing balance sheet reconciliations for the GL accounts related to cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable.
Other support to the Finance team and rest of the business as required.

About you

You will fit right into this role if you:

Are a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) with an excellent understanding of core financial processes and experience of optimising cash and working capital
Having experience of VAT management would be advantageous
Are an expert user of Microsoft Excel and confident in using other Microsoft products (Powerpoint, SharePoint, Outlook, PowerBI)
Have a track record of forming and strengthening trusted relationships across functions and are confident at communicating key financial information to different audiences with the ability to influence decision making
Can multi-task and work with multiple priorities at pace, delivering results within tight timescales
Have good attention to detail to ensure the accuracy of information provided
Are self-motivated with the ability to work under pressure and using own initiative to identify and implement process improvements
Enjoy being part of a hard-working team, sharing the same end goal, and celebrating results together.

About Greggs

Here at Greggs, we love what we do, and we have fun! What makes Greggs so special is our culture – the way we are, the way we behave and the way we support each other. We're hard-working, but above all else we're family; and it doesn't matter who you are, where you're from or what your favourite bake is, we’d love you to join us! We want everyone to feel welcome at Greggs and our colleagues to be able to be themselves at work, whatever their background, preferences, or views. We'll make sure you have the skills and knowledge you need to have a great career with us.

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