Finance Business Partner - Hybrid, Fixed-Term (Manufacturing)

Castle Employment Group; Cayton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private healthcare

Annual leave entitlement

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Castle Employment, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, is seeking a Finance Business Partner to influence operational decisions and drive profitability. You will partner with senior leaders, lead budgeting and forecasting, and assess capital investments to support performance improvements.

The role blends commercial finance, business partnering and continuous improvement in a manufacturing setting. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with experience in FMCG or multi-site manufacturing and a

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent.
• Experience in finance business partnering, operational finance or manufacturing finance.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to translate financial information into practical business recommendations.
• Experience managing budgets, forecasts, financial analysis and performance reporting.
• Understanding of manufacturing cost drivers, operational efficiencies and profitability.
• Experience supporting capital investment appraisals and business cases.
• Ability to build effective relationships with senior stakeholders and constructively challenge decisions.
• A proactive, collaborative approach to improving business performance.
• Experience in FMCG, multi-site manufacturing or continuous improvement environments would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior operational leaders to improve financial performance, profitability and cost efficiency.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities across manufacturing operations.
• Analyze operational performance, identify risks and opportunities, and provide clear commercial recommendations.
• Develop and evaluate capital expenditure proposals, investment appraisals and business cases.
• Support cost reduction, productivity and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Monitor key manufacturing performance measures, including labour, waste, productivity and operational costs.
• Provide financial challenge and guidance to support strategic decision-making.
• Maintain strong financial controls, reporting accuracy and governance.
• Work collaboratively with operational teams to strengthen financial understanding and accountability.

Skills

Finance business partnering

Commercial awareness

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Job description

Castle Employment, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, is seeking a Finance Business Partner to influence operational decisions and drive profitability. You will partner with senior leaders, lead budgeting and forecasting, and assess capital investments to support performance improvements.

The role blends commercial finance, business partnering and continuous improvement in a manufacturing setting. The ideal candidate is a qualified accountant with experience in FMCG or multi-site manufacturing and a