Interim Senior Finance Partner - Manufacturing (Hybrid)

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Monmouth; Hybrid; GBP 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous holiday entitlement

Job summary

Sewell Wallis is working with a well-established manufacturing business in Barnsley to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner on a 6-month contract. You will act as the link between finance and operations, owning standard costing, and turning numbers into actionable insight on the shop floor and in the boardroom.

You will lead a small finance team, support budgeting, forecasting and month-end, and interact with senior leaders to influence commercial decisions.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or qualified by experience.
• Strong hands-on experience of standard costing in manufacturing.
• Advanced Excel skills and robust financial modelling.
• Excellent stakeholder management with ability to influence.
• Experience leading and developing a finance team.
• Commercial, proactive approach and quick to adapt.
• Availability to start immediately or on short notice.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the standard costing framework with cost roll updates and variance analysis.
• Analyse material, labour and overhead variances and explain drivers to leaders.
• Build relationships across operations, procurement, sales and senior leadership.
• Develop financial models in Excel for pricing, profitability, investment appraisals.
• Lead and develop a small finance team.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and month-end with clear commentary.
• Challenge budget holders to drive cost control and CI.
• Present financial insight to non-finance audiences.

Skills

Standard costing

Excel modelling

Stakeholder management

Team leadership

Commercial acumen

Immediate start

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

Excel

Job description

Sewell Wallis is working with a well-established manufacturing business in Barnsley to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner on a 6-month contract. You will act as the link between finance and operations, owning standard costing, and turning numbers into actionable insight on the shop floor and in the boardroom.

You will lead a small finance team, support budgeting, forecasting and month-end, and interact with senior leaders to influence commercial decisions.