Finance Business Partner

An exciting role for a Finance Business Partner to join a well established manufacturer on a permanent basis. This is a great opportunity to strengthen the relationship between Ops & finance and work with some great people whilst doing so!

Client Details

My client are a global manufacturing business who work with a wide variety of customers across all sectors. This role sits within the head office finance team, reporting into a wonderful hiring manager who is transparent and direct but with a great sense of humour that is sure to make you feel comfortable and enjoy working with them.

Description

As Finance Business Partner, the main focus of your role is to interact with the Operations team (Ops Director, Factory Manager, Maintenance Team) at the Manchester site to look at cost optimisation, educate them on their numbers, and strengthen this relatively young relationship moving forward.

The role will also include;

• Monthly accruals and Balance sheet reconciliations
• Stock accounting, reporting and supporting analysis
• Financial ownership for the P&L
• Building of forecasts, budget and Strategic Plan in conjunction with the local site management team
• Supporting the Capital expenditure (Capex) process for the Manchester site including: validating and challenging capital expenditure requests (CERs), tracking CER approvals, capex forecasting and assessing Assets ready for use
• Standard cost updates and working with the site teams to optimise product costs.

Profile

To be successful, you should have:

• A professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACCA, CIMA, or qualified by sufficient experience)
• Experience in the industrial/manufacturing industry
• Previous experience in a Finance Business Partnering/ Commercial Finance role
• The ability to build strong working relationships with both finance and non-finance stakeholders
• A proactive and results-oriented approach to work.

Job Offer

• Competitive salary up to £65,000
• Flexible working hours with some working from home once settled in the role
• Further benefits can be discussed upon application.