Finance Business Partner - Operations

Portmeirion Group; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Finance Business Partner to support operations in making informed financial decisions. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with production and warehousing managers to analyze costs, develop financial reports, and oversee budgeting processes. Your expertise in management accounting and standard costing will be crucial in driving improvements and ensuring financial accuracy. Join a supportive team where your contributions will have a significant impact on operational excellence and profitability. If you are a detail-oriented finance professional with a passion for collaboration and positive change, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Qualified CIMA or equivalent required for this finance role.
• Solid experience in management accounting and month-end processes needed.

Responsibilities

• Partner with operations to analyze costs and monitor trends.
• Lead month-end processes, including reconciliations and reporting.
• Manage a team member to enhance processes and performance.

Skills

Management Accounting

Excel

Financial Reporting

Cost Analysis

Communication Skills

Team Collaboration

Attention to Detail

Education

CIMA Qualification

Job description

We're on the lookout for a Finance Business Partner (Operations) to help our production/warehousing managers make smart, informed decisions that drive profitability and keep things running smoothly.

What you'll be doing:

1. Partnering with Operations: Work closely with stakeholders to analyse costs, challenge costings, and monitor trends. You'll be their go-to person for all things finance!
2. Shaping Decisions: Develop clear, user-friendly financial reports and coach colleagues to boost their financial know-how.
3. Keeping Projects on Track: Oversee costs, spot risks and opportunities, and ensure budgets stay on target.
4. Support Operations leadership in developing budgets and forecasts.
5. Month-End processes: Lead month-end and year-end processes, including reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting.
6. Driving Improvements: Continuously enhance management information, systems, and processes to keep us to be the best that we can be.
7. Lead and manage the standard costing process, system and reporting to help our Factory leadership understand and improve performance and explain reasons for variances to expectations.
8. Lead and manage the inventory valuation and reporting process, system and reporting including provisions.
9. Manage 1 team member, working together to improve team processes, systems and performance.

What we're looking for:

1. Qualified CIMA or equivalent.
2. Manufacturing experience: experience of standard costing systems, processes and reporting.
3. Experience of Distribution Centre's and key drivers of performance preferred but not essential.
4. Solid experience in management accounting and month-end processes.
5. A keen eye for detail and enjoy unravelling complex data.
6. Pretty much an expert with Excel.
7. Clear communicator who can use non-finance speak to support and guide operational stakeholders.
8. A real team player who is able to build trusting relationships.
9. Not afraid to challenge to promote positive change.

Why join us?

You will be working in a supportive team and have the opportunity to have a real impact on how we make our operations the very best that they can be.