Full job descriptionA high-profile Senior Finance Manager role partnering with senior leaders across a complex manufacturing environment. You’ll drive performance, support strategic investment decisions and influence key business initiatives.
Client Details
Our client is a well-established manufacturer with a significant operational footprint and a long-standing reputation for excellence within its sector. Operating across multiple locations, the business supplies a diverse customer base and continues to invest in its operations, people and future growth strategy.


The organisation offers a collaborative culture, strong leadership and the opportunity to contribute to meaningful business initiatives within a sophisticated and evolving environment.
Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced finance professional to join a large and highly regarded manufacturing business in a senior finance leadership role.
Partnering closely with operational and finance leaders, you will provide financial oversight and commercial support across a complex manufacturing environment. The role combines strategic business partnering with responsibility for performance reporting, investment appraisal, inventory optimisation, governance and operational decision support.
This is a highly visible position offering exposure to senior leadership teams and the opportunity to influence the financial and operational performance of a significant manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
*Act as a trusted finance partner to senior operational and business leaders, providing commercial insight and strategic support.
*Deliver analysis of manufacturing, operational and financial performance, identifying key trends, risks and opportunities.
*Lead budgeting, forecasting and planning activities, ensuring robust financial management and decision support.
*Develop and enhance management reporting, combining financial and operational metrics to drive performance improvement.
*Partner with manufacturing and operational teams to understand cost drivers, productivity initiatives and efficiency opportunities.
*Provide oversight of inventory, working capital and cash performance, identifying opportunities to optimise results.
*Support the evaluation and delivery of capital investment projects through financial modelling, business case review and post-investment analysis.
*Analyse manufacturing costs, profitability and operational performance to support strategic decision-making.
*Build strong relationships across finance, operations, engineering and wider business functions.
*Ensure compliance with financial controls, governance requirements and accounting policies.
*Provide technical finance support across areas including product costing, inventory and capital expenditure.
*Support business transformation, continuous improvement and process enhancement initiatives.
*Present clear and commercially focused recommendations to senior stakeholders.
*Undertake ad hoc strategic projects and analysis as required by the leadership team.
Profile
*Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
*Significant post-qualified experience within a senior finance role.
*Strong experience within a manufacturing, engineering, industrial or operationally focused environment.
*Proven ability to partner senior stakeholders and influence decision-making.
*Strong background in financial planning, analysis, reporting and business partnering.
*Experience supporting complex operational environments and translating financial information into actionable insight.
*Strong understanding of manufacturing performance drivers, inventory management and working capital principles.
*Experience evaluating capital expenditure, investment opportunities and business cases.
*Excellent analytical capability with the ability to interpret complex financial and operational data.
*Credible communicator able to challenge constructively and build relationships across multiple functions.
*Demonstrable experience driving performance improvement and enhancing financial processes.
*Commercially astute, proactive and solutions oriented.
*Well-organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities across a diverse stakeholder group.
*Comfortable operating within a matrix or multi-site environment.
Job Offer
*Salary up to £85,000.
*Car allowance (circa £9k)
*Annual bonus of 10%.
*Predominantly remote working arrangement.
*Exposure to senior operational and finance leadership.
*Broad strategic and operational remit.
*Opportunity to influence investment decisions and business performance.
*Significant involvement in transformation, continuous improvement and growth initiatives.
*Long-term career development within a large and highly respected manufacturing organisation.
If you’re interested in this role, apply now.
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