Finance Manager - Market Leading Manufacturer

Page Personnel; Glasgow; Sur place; GBP 55 000 - 60 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Page Personnel is partnering with a market-leading manufacturing business in East Kilbride to recruit a Finance Business Partner. You will partner with the Site Lead and leadership team, delivering insightful analysis, robust financial controls, and guidance on operational activities affecting performance.

You will support payroll, capex appraisals, and monthly/weekly reporting, while driving continuous improvement and standardising processes across the site.

Qualifications

• Experience managing day-to-day finance activities and financial reporting.
• Ability to review financial data and draw clear, practical conclusions.
• Strong knowledge of finance processes and accurate record keeping.
• Ability to monitor financial performance and support planning activity.

Responsabilités

• Act as finance business partner to the Site Lead and leadership team, providing insight and challenge.
• Provide analysis, support and guidance on operational activities affecting financial performance.
• Collaborate with budget holders to manage spend (direct and overheads).
• Support continuous improvement with robust financial analysis and cost-saving initiatives.
• Support weekly and monthly payroll processes with controls.
• Input and challenge to ensure optimal product portfolio decisions.
• Provide finance support for ad hoc and strategic projects.

Connaissances

Finance

Business partnering

Budgeting

Management reporting

Forecasting

Financial analysis

Process improvement

Payroll support

Stakeholder management

Capex appraisal

Description du poste

• Market Leading Manufacturing Business - East Kilbride

About Our Client

Our client is a market-leading manufacturing business based in East Kilbride. Having experienced significant growth over the last few years, they are now seeking to strengthen their finance team with a position that will play a pivotal role in partnering with stakeholders across the wider business.

Job Description

The successful candidate will likely have the following responsibilities:Business Partnering:

• Act as finance business partner to the Site Lead and wider leadership team, providing clear insight and constructive challenge.
• Provide analysis, support and guidance on operational activities that affect financial performance.
• Work closely with budget holders to manage, control and challenge spend (direct and overheads).
• Proactively support continuous improvement by providing robust financial analysis, challenge and validation of performance improvement, efficiency, and cost-saving initiatives.
• Support weekly and monthly payroll processes, ensuring accuracy, robustness and appropriate financial controls.
• Provide input and constructive challenge to ensure optimum product portfolio decisions and optimum decisions are made through the process.
• Provide finance support for ad hoc and strategic projects as required.

Management Reporting / Forecasting:

• Produce and communicate accurate weekly and monthly management information for stakeholders, coordinating input from the broader Finance team as required.
• Act as the initial gatekeeper for the capital process, supporting capex investment appraisals, and managing monthly reporting and forecasting to track spend and benefits against budget and business case.
• Own the site weekly and monthly capture and reporting of risks & opportunities.
• Own the site quarterly P&L reforecasts, annual budgets and standard-setting processes, working closely with the Group FP&A function to ensure alignment to Group requirements.
• Champion continuous improvement and process standardisation, including the adoption of best practice and automation / AI initiatives.
• Ensure all Operational Finance activities comply with Group internal controls and delegated authorities.
• Ensure operational balance sheet accounts are reconciled to a high standard, with risks and opportunities identified and escalated promptly.

The Successful Applicant

The successful candidate will likely have the following profile:

• Experience managing day-to-day finance activities and financial reporting.
• The ability to review financial data and draw clear, practical conclusions.
• Strong knowledge of finance processes and accurate record keeping.
• The ability to monitor financial performance and support planning activity.
• Experience maintaining clear financial information for internal use.
• A practical approach to improving finance processes and maintaining consistency.

What's on Offer

This role offers a competitive salary between £55,000-£60,000 plus wider benefits.