Job Introduction
At Hotel Chocolat, we’re on a mission to make people happy through chocolate. From ethically sourced cacao to innovative products and immersive retail experiences, everything we do is rooted in our commitment to quality, sustainability, and originality.
Our Finance team plays a key role in supporting the growth of the business by providing insight, strong governance, and commercial partnership. We’re now looking for a Costings and Sustainability Finance Manager to join us at an exciting time as the business continues to grow and evolve.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity to work in an area that is growing and evolving, with the ability to influence change and shape processes.
As Costings and Sustainability Finance Manager, you will partner across multiple teams including Product Development, Procurement, and Sustainability. You will be responsible for ensuring robust product costings for both new and existing products while also supporting key sustainability reporting and compliance activities.
You will play an important role in strengthening processes, delivering clear financial insights, and ensuring key compliance deadlines are met.
Key Responsibilities
Costings
Cost both New Product Development (NPD) and Existing Product Development (EPD) to assess development feasibility
Work closely with Product Development to ensure robust product costings aligned with premium value propositions
Partner cross-functionally with the Group Procurement Finance Manager and Senior Finance Manager to ensure accurate and up-to-date data
Lead the tracking and governance of product costings, developing improved ways of working
Provide clear visibility of costings and support the implementation of rigorous sign-off procedures
Monitor category trends, market dynamics, and business performance drivers
Own the annual standard cost revaluation process in collaboration with multiple stakeholders
Drive continuous improvement in costing processes and reporting
Sustainability & Compliance
Ensure sustainability and compliance data is gathered ahead of key submission deadlines (e.g. EPR UK / EPR US / UK WEEE compliance)
Liaise with internal and external stakeholders to obtain required data and meet compliance requirements
Work closely with the Mars reporting team to ensure alignment on sustainability reporting
Partner with the Sustainability team to stay up to date with policies and regulatory changes
Improve data collection processes to enhance reporting accuracy and efficiency
Team Leadership
Lead, coach and develop one Finance Analyst
Provide guidance and support to ensure high-quality financial analysis and reporting
What we’re looking for
Essential
Relevant qualification (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, or qualified by experience)
Strong background in product costings within a food manufacturing environment
Excellent attention to detail with a proactive and energetic approach
Confident business partner with the ability to work cross-functionally
Experience using accounting systems
Strong Excel skills
Ability to plan, organise and manage multiple priorities
Comfortable working across multiple system platforms
Desirable
Experience within a multi-channel trading business
Strong systems capability and reporting skills
Sustainability-related qualification or exposure (desirable but not essential)
Why join us?
At Hotel Chocolat, we believe in creating an environment where people can grow, innovate, and make a real impact. You’ll be part of a collaborative team working on exciting new products while helping drive sustainability and operational excellence across the business.
(Hadley Park – Hybrid Working)
Here at Hotel Chocolat, we've adopted hybrid working This means you’ll join us on site for three days a week, and for the other two days – you can work from wherever you like! The onsite location for this role is at our Factory ‘Hadley Park’, in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, right in the heart of where our chocolates are made and where weekly, we can produce between 4 to 6 million of the chocolates we all know and love.
Hadley Park is just 5 minutes off the A141 and 1.3 miles from Huntingdon train station, with direct rail links to London King’s Cross.
Who are we?
We’re one of the UK’s favourite premium chocolate brands, with a range of products spanning luxury gifts, alcohol and our pioneering drinking chocolate system, the Velvetiser™.
A cacao pod takes years to grow – it can’t be rushed if it’s going to be just right for our products. The same can be said for Hotel Chocolat, which originally started as a mint production company before we realised it was luxury chocolate that we were really passionate about.
Now, we’re market leaders in the industry. What began as an online-only business grew to over 140 stores across the UK, and we’re still growing… Today, we’re multi-category, multi-channel, and multi-territory, and our customers, colleagues, cacao farmers and suppliers all benefit from the success we make together.
To learn more about us and read about our People Pledge – our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion – click here: hotelchocolat.com/uk/engaged-ethics/our-people.html