Finance Manager - Continuous Improvement and Capex

Michael Page Finance; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus

Job summary

Michael Page Finance is seeking a qualified accountant to lead financial insights and challenge across a multi-site industrial operation in Derby. The role focuses on capital investment, controls and continuous improvement, translating data into actionable insight for operational leadership.

You will drive cost efficiency, governance, reporting accuracy, and transformation initiatives across the site network, balancing HR considerations and change management with strong financial governance.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong controls and process improvement skills.
• Experience with Capex evaluation in multi-site operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide financial leadership, insight and challenge across the business.
• Ensure investment decisions are commercially robust and benefits are defined and realised.
• Lead continuous improvement programmes, streamline financial processes and centralise regional activities.
• Develop financial policies and controls, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
• Advise finance staff on best practices, controls implementation and process changes.

Skills

Controls

Process improvement

Capex evaluation

Multi-site operations

Financial leadership

Education

Chartered Accountant (ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Working in a high performing Finance team, focusing on restructure, process improvement, change

management and governance across multi-site operations.

Client Details

Market leading, multi-site Industrial Business based in South Derbyshire, Hybrid working on offer

Description

Newly created role, working in a high performing Finance team.

You will provide financial leadership, insight and challenge across the business, with a particular focus on capital investment, controls and continuous improvement.

Working closely with senior leadership, you will ensure that investment decisions are commercially robust, benefits are clearly defined and realised, and financial performance is continually improved across the site network.

The role will act as a key finance business partner to operational leadership, translating financial and operational data into actionable insight and supporting initiatives that improve cost, productivity, quality, capacity, cash generation and return on investment.

You will support the delivery of a continuous improvement programme, streamlining ?nancial processes and centralising regional activities.

Developing ?nancial policies and controls, ensuring compliance and operational

e?iciency.

Advisory role to ?nance sta? on best practice, controls implementation and process

changes.

Manage change initiatives, including HR considerations and personnel realignment, standardising processes, improving governance and enhancing reporting accuracy.

Profile

You will be a qualified accountant with strong Controls and Process improvement skills and experience of Capex evaluation in multi site operations.

Job Offer

65-70k plus car allowance, bonus and Hybrid working (3 days in Derby)