Finance Business Partner

Marks Sattin Ltd; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in Gloucester is seeking a Finance Business Partner to provide financial insight and improve performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The role involves building relationships across teams, owning month-end activities, and delivering insightful analysis. The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with strong Excel skills and a track record of thriving in growth environments. This position offers competitive compensation and a chance for significant professional growth.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant, ideally with manufacturing experience.
• Thrives in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.
• Self-starter who can work independently as well as in a team.

Responsibilities

• Build strong relationships across Operations and Planning.
• Own month-end activities ensuring accuracy of financial data.
• Contribute to monthly reporting and drive performance.

Skills

Qualified accountant

Strong communication skills

Advanced Excel capability

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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