We’re a team of drinks industry obsessives, driven by supporting the trade – day in and night out. Passion paired with unparalleled industry insight mean we’re always moving forward, collaborating with our customers to understand the needs of their business and to ensure we’re supporting their future growth. We are one of the UK’s largest drinks wholesalers, supplying drinks to several thousand venues in every part of the UK and every segment of the trade, from luxury hotels and world-class event spaces to local restaurants and community pubs. With over 200 years of on-trade experience behind us, and unique insight into the future of our industry, our experience matters.

About the Role

The purpose of this role is to lead the end-to-end management of supplier income (retrospective rebates), ensuring accurate accounting, robust balance sheet control, and maximisation of gross margin and cash realisation.
The role partners closely with Commercial and Financial Control to drive profitability insights, support pricing decisions, and ensure all commercial income is accurately captured, reported, and realised.

This role provides significant exposure across Commercial and Buying and plays a key role in ongoing systems and process transformation initiatives.

About the Role

• Own end-to-end accounting for supplier income (retrospective rebates), including P&L and balance sheet
• Lead monthly close, forecasting and reporting of supplier income performance
• Maintain robust balance sheet control and act as key audit lead for supplier income areas
• Partner with Commercial and Buying teams to drive pricing, margin optimisation and profitability insights
• Ensure all supplier income is accurately captured, invoiced, reported and realised as cash
• Oversee and enhance supplier income invoicing processes for efficiency and accuracy
• Support and lead system and process improvement initiatives
• Manage, coach and develop a team of 6, driving performance and continuous improvement
• Influence stakeholders across finance and non-finance teams to deliver commercial outcomes

About You

• Qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) or equivalent experience
• Strong technical accounting knowledge with experience in P&L and balance sheet control
• Proven background in managing complex income streams (ideally supplier rebates or income accounting)
• Commercially minded, with the ability to translate financial data into clear business insights
• Confident partnering with non-finance stakeholders across Commercial and Buying teams
• Strong attention to detail with a proactive approach to problem solving
• Experience leading and developing teams, driving performance and engagement
• Highly organised, able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Systems-savvy with a continuous improvement mindset

About Us

Operating through the Matthew Clark, Bibendum, Tennent’s and Bulmers Ireland brands, the Group has a market leading range, scale and reach including an intimate understanding of the markets it serves. 

From grass to glass, and everything in between, we grow, brew, manufacture, market, and deliver some of the world’s favourite drinks. C&C Group’s portfolio of owned/exclusive brands include: Bulmers, the leading Irish cider brand; Tennent’s, the leading Scottish beer brand; Magners the premium international cider brand; as well as a range of fast-growing, premium and craft ciders and beers, such as Heverlee, Menabrea, Five Lamps and Orchard Pig. 

We seek to champion and embed sustainability in everything that we do at C&C. While delivering joy to customers, we always shine a light on people and the planet. We have a clear ESG vision delivering to a better world. We respect, support, and develop all our people to be their best, with a focus on results by creating a culture of winning together.

We also recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to delivering on our mission. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.

C&C Group (and inclusive companies) do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruiters or employment agencies in response to any of our roles. For help, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team at careers@candcgroup.com. All applications need to come through the candidate portal https://careers.candcgroupplc.com/vacancies/