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Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys influencing operational decision-making rather than simply reporting the numbers? We’re looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our manufacturing client based at our main production facility in Stalybridge. This is a highly visible role where you’ll partner with operational leaders, drive financial performance and support strategic decision-making across multiple manufacturing sites. Managing several centres with a multi-million-pound turnover, you’ll play a key role in improving efficiency, challenging the status quo and delivering meaningful commercial insight. Due to an internal secondment, this role is being offered on a contractual basis for 9-12 Months.
Job Responsibility
Partnering with site leaders to identify cost reduction and efficiency opportunities
Presenting quarterly financial performance to leadership teams
Analysing trends and providing commercial insight to support decision-making
Assessing new customer profitability and capital investment opportunities
Producing month-end management accounts for your allocated sites
Preparing accruals, prepayments and journals
Reviewing and challenging financial performance through detailed variance analysis
Maintaining accurate standard costs through monthly product re-costing
Supporting budgeting and forecasting activities
Calculating overhead recovery rates and managing cost allocations
Supporting internal and external audits
Preparing VAT returns and ensuring financial compliance
Helping strengthen financial controls across the business
Requirements
CIMA or ACCA qualification (or be actively studying at the final level)
A minimum of five years' experience within a busy finance function
Strong product costing experience within a manufacturing environment is essential
Experience preparing management accounts and delivering insightful financial analysis
Strong Excel skills with SAP or similar ERP experience is require
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
A proactive, collaborative approach with strong attention to detail
A continuous improvement mindset and a passion for driving efficiencies
What we offer
A generous salary
A commercially focused Finance Business Partner role with genuine influence across the business
The chance to shape business performance through insight, analysis and continuous improvement