Full job descriptionAccountable Recruitment are delighted to be working with a leading manufacturing company based in Wrexham to recruit an experienced Finance Business Partner. Working with the site leadership team you will provide hands-on financial support and commercial insight across the business.
This is a critical tole requiring strong analytical capability, high-quality financial reporting, and the ability to influence operational and commercial decision-making.
The successful candidate will be comfortable operating at both a strategic and detailed level, balancing business partnering with significant involvement in core finance activities such as reporting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
Responsibilities:
*Partner with operational and commercial stakeholders to understand business drivers, risks, and opportunities.
*Influence decision-making through clear, concise financial analysis
*Support the Management Team with regular performance updates and ad-hoc commercial analysis
*Prepare, analyse and present monthly management accounts, including detailed variance analysis against budget and forecast
*Lead budgeting and forecasting activities, including annual budgets, periodic forecasts and long-range planning
*Deliver accurate, timely reporting with clear commentary explaining financial performance and key trends
*Identify performance improvement opportunities and contribute to cost control and margin enhancement initiatives
*Produce and interpret detailed operational and financial reports, ensuring accuracy and consistency
*Analyse manufacturing and operational data to support productivity, efficiency and investment decisions
*Ensure financial data is robust, well-controlled and aligned with group standards and requirements
*Identify performance improvement opportunities and contribute to cost control and margin enhancement initiatives
*Support evaluation of capital expenditure, investment proposals and business cases
*Provide financial support for pricing, customer profitability and product margin analysis
*Work closely with cross-functional teams including Operations, Supply Chain and Commercial functions
Skills Required:
*CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified, or suitably qualified by experience
*Manufacturing experience ideally within a multi-site, international environment
*Ability to influence senior stakeholder and communicate financial data to non-finance partners
*Commercial and operational experience
*Strong FP&A skills
Benefits:
*26 days holiday plus bank holidays
*Bonus
*Hybrid and flexible working
*Health care, life insurance and death in service