Finance Business Partner

MorePeople; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

MorePeople is recruiting a Finance Business Partner for a food manufacturing site in Peterborough. You will be hands-on and commercially minded, closely aligning finance with production to influence operations and profitability.

You will own financial performance, provide meaningful insights, challenge costs and identify opportunities to improve profitability across the site.

Qualifications

• Strong commercial accounting background.
• Experience partnering with operational or production teams.
• Ability to challenge costs and drive profitability.
• Experience in manufacturing environments is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of site financial performance with accurate reporting and insight.
• Manage standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis with cost drivers.
• Oversee inventory control, stock valuations and financial controls.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting with site managers against targets.
• Partner with site leadership to drive profitability across manufacturing operations.

Skills

Commercial accounting

Operations experience

Business partnering

Variance analysis

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Finance Business Partner

We are currently working with a well established food manufacturing business that has been through a period of change and is now looking to appoint an experienced Finance Business Partner to join their business.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys being close to the operation, understanding what drives financial performance and having a real influence on how a manufacturing site operates.

The Role

Our client is looking for a hands on, commercially minded Finance Business Partner who understands the challenges of working within a fast paced food manufacturing environment.

You will take responsibility for the site's financial performance, working closely with the operational and production teams to provide meaningful financial insight, challenge costs and identify opportunities to improve profitability.

Main Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the site's financial performance, providing accurate reporting, analysis and meaningful insight to support operational decisions.
• Manage standard costing and manufacturing variance analysis, identifying cost drivers, investigating variances and working with production teams to improve performance.
• Oversee inventory control, stock valuations and financial processes, ensuring accurate reporting and strong financial controls across the site.
• Lead budgeting and forecasting activities, working closely with operational managers to develop realistic plans and monitor financial performance against targets.
• Partner with the site leadership and production teams to challenge costs, identify opportunities for improvement and drive profitability across the manufacturing operation.

Required

• Strong commercial accounting background, ideally within complex, operational environments.
• Experience within food manufacturing or manufacturing (applications outside these sectors will not be considered).
• Fully qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Proven experience supporting operational or commercial teams in a business partnering capacity

Location

Peterborough