Finance Business Partner

Marks Sattin (UK) Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful manufacturing company in Gloucester seeks a Finance Business Partner to provide financial insight to operational colleagues, enhancing performance and creating value. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with a strong command of Excel and excellent communication skills. This role offers substantial professional growth opportunities in a dynamic environment, making impactful contributions to the company’s financial strategies and operations.

Benefits

Good benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing, especially with inventory, is a strong advantage.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.
• Self-starter, independent work capability, part of a finance team.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships across Operations, Supply Chain, and Planning.
• Prepare inventory and indirect cost projections for budgets and forecasts.
• Own month-end activities ensuring accuracy of financial data.
• Deliver insightful variance analysis with root-cause understanding.
• Play a role in management meetings, supporting leaders to drive performance.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Advanced Excel capability

Ability to influence and challenge constructively

Education

Qualified accountant

Job description

Finance Business Partner

Up to £65,000 plus good benefits

Staverton - typically office-based

A Finance Business Partner role working for a highly successful manufacturer, providing first class financial insight to operational colleagues, thereby driving performance. A role that will create meaningful and visible value and will give the successful candidate exposure to how the company works. An opportunity to business partner a range of non-finance colleagues with good potential for future progression.

What You'll Be Doing

• Building strong, collaborative relationships across Operations, Supply Chain and Planning.
• Preparing inventory and indirect cost projections for budgets and forecasts.
• Owning month‑end activities and ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data.
• Delivering insightful variance analysis with clear root‑cause understanding and corrective actions.
• Playing an active role in management and steering group meetings.
• Challenging and supporting leaders to drive performance and strategic alignment.
• Contributing to monthly reporting and ensuring key messages land across the business.
• Strengthening the control environment and identifying opportunities to reduce risk.
• Leading ad‑hoc analysis and supporting process improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

• A qualified accountant, ideally with experience in manufacturing (inventory experience a strong advantage).
• Someone who thrives in a fast‑moving, high‑growth environment and enjoys getting close to the business.
• A self‑starter who can work independently as well as part of a tight‑knit finance team.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to influence and challenge constructively.
• Advanced Excel capability, including modelling and scenario analysis.

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