Finance Business Partner

Austin Fraser; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An impressive manufacturer is seeking a Finance Business Partner to join their dynamic finance team. This role will focus on the group's largest and most complex site, collaborating with production and the operations director to provide insightful reporting analysis that drives commercial decision-making. As this is a new position, you will have the opportunity to shape the role and make a significant impact on performance, cost reduction, and margin maximization. The company offers a supportive environment with opportunities for growth and progression, making it an exciting opportunity for finance professionals with a manufacturing background.

Benefits

Enhanced Holidays

Healthcare

Pension

Qualifications

• Must have manufacturing experience and demonstrate value in partnering with production.
• Strong Excel skills and ERP system experience are essential.

Responsibilities

• Partner with production to provide reporting analysis supporting commercial decisions.
• Drive performance to reduce costs and maximize margins across the business.

Skills

Manufacturing Experience

Excel Skills

ERP System Experience

Autonomous Role Experience

Education

Qualified Accountant

Working Towards Qualification

Tools

ERP Systems

Job description

This impressive Manufacturer has won multiple awards and has a well-known name locally, with multiple sites. They have a very strong, impressive, experienced Finance team that works significantly well together, led by a valued and well-liked Finance Director who has guided them through multiple years of growth. This Finance Business Partner Job will work directly for the Finance Director but with a dotted line to the Operations Director, who also has an impressive background. They have sites globally, but this position will be based at one of their Lancashire sites, which is the biggest financial contributor to the group and also the most complex.

Finance Business Partner

This Finance Business Partner Job will focus on the group's biggest and most complex site, partnering with production, working closely with the site ops director, and providing a range of reporting analysis to support commercial decision-making across the wider business. Your role should have a positive direct impact throughout the business, driving performance to reduce costs and maximize margins. Your financial insights may be linked to logistics, costs, stock, spend, customers, suppliers, projects, production efficiency, labour, waste, etc.

As this role is new to the business, there are significant short-term gains to be had with the site you'll be focusing on, long-term with ongoing projects and additional sites, and for the wider business that has not had a commercial finance partner to support their budgets and analyze trends.

The Requirements

1. You must have manufacturing experience as you will need to demonstrate your experience and value add when partnering a production site alongside other commercial partnering.
2. You must be qualified or working towards qualification; ideally, you will be qualified.
3. You must have operated in an autonomous role; as this is a new position to the business, you will be shaping the role with the support of the FD and Ops Director, but essentially it will be on you to drive.
4. You must have significantly strong Excel skills, with strong ERP system experience; any supporting implementation experience will also be desirable.

Long-term, the progression route will essentially be shaped by the results of this role, including increasing headcount and building a team to support the other sites and operational leaders in a similar way to drive overall performance.

Salary is to be negotiated but can be discussed prior to CV submission. Benefits are enhanced overall, including holidays, healthcare, pension, etc.

If you'd be interested in having a chat or hearing more, please apply/email to arrange a confidential time to speak.