Manager of Finance Business Partnering

Heler Foods; Nantwich; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Heler Foods is seeking a Manager of Finance Business Partnering to sit at the heart of our organisation in Nantwich. You will partner with Finance, Commercial and Operations to turn financial data into insight, challenge performance and identify opportunities to improve margins and profitability.

You will lead costing, commercial pricing support and performance reporting, driving efficiencies across multiple sites and ensuring robust FP&A and budgeting processes.

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified.
• Experience in FMCG/manufacturing finance.
• Strong product costing & standard costing experience.
• Ability to translate complex data into commercial insight.
• Stakeholder management and business partnering skills.
• High commercial awareness and analytical mindset.
• Proven ownership and resilience under pressure.
• Behaviours aligned to company values.

Responsibilities

• Lead product and standard costing activities.
• Partner with Commercial teams on pricing and profitability.
• Provide actionable analysis of commercial and operational performance.
• Own cost reporting, P&L analysis and manufacturing KPIs.
• Identify efficiencies with site leadership and cost-saving opportunities.
• Review labour performance and conversion costs for operational excellence.
• Develop KPIs including gross margin per tonne and cost of production.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and monthly business reviews.
• Maintain pricing structures and ERP data.
• Promote a data-driven, curious culture.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

FMCG/manufacturing finance

Product costing

Standard costing

FP&A

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Ownership mindset

Calm under pressure

Education

Accountancy qualification

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Manager of Finance Business Partnering

Location: Nantwich / Group-wide

Salary: £60-£80k DOE

Contract: Permanent

DRIVE COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE. INFLUENCE STRATEGIC DECISIONS. PARTNER FOR SUCCESS.

At Heler Foods, our people are part of our extended Heler Family, the driving force behind everything we do. From crafting award-winning cheeses to delivering service that sets new standards, we work together to shape the future of food.

CHEESEMAKERS. FUTURE SHAPERS. CHANGEMAKERS.

Rooted in tradition and growing into the future, we’re bold, ambitious and proud of where we’re going next.

Every colleague has a voice here, and every step you take helps move us forward.

THE OPPORTUNITY

We’re looking for an exceptional Manager of Finance Business Partnering to join our leadership team and help shape commercial and operational performance across Heler Foods.

This is more than a finance role. It’s an opportunity to sit at the heart of the business, partnering with Finance, Commercial and Operations to turn financial data into meaningful insight, challenge performance and identify opportunities to improve margins, efficiency and profitability.

As the lead for Finance Business Partnering, you will:

• Lead product and standard costing activities, ensuring costings accurately reflect manufacturing costs and commercial assumptions.
• Partner with Commercial teams on pricing opportunities, customer profitability, forecasting and margin optimisation.
• Provide clear, insightful analysis of commercial and operational performance, translating financial information into actions and decisions.
• Own actual versus standard cost reporting, operational P&L analysis, cost centre reporting and key manufacturing performance measures.
• Work alongside site leadership teams to identify efficiencies, challenge performance and validate cost-saving opportunities.
• Review labour performance, productivity and conversion costs to support operational excellence.
• Develop and report meaningful performance indicators including gross margin per tonne, cost of production, labour cost per tonne, actual versus standard costs, OEE and wider manufacturing performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, monthly business reviews and continuous improvement activity across the Group.
• Ensure pricing structures and commercial information are accurately maintained within the ERP system.
• Champion a positive, solutions-focused culture where data, curiosity and constructive challenge help us continually improve.

You’ll be joining a workplace where collaboration and curiosity are encouraged. Where questioning “how it’s always been done” is part of daily life. And where discovering better ways of working is simply what we do.

ABOUT YOU

We want to work with people who are bold, ambitious and ready to shape the future, people who share our values and bring energy, ideas and commitment.

You’ll bring:

• A recognised accountancy qualification: ACA, ACCA or CIMA.
• Significant finance experience within an FMCG or manufacturing environment.
• Strong experience in product costing, standard costing, manufacturing finance, stock valuation and financial planning and analysis.
• The ability to turn complex financial information into clear commercial insight and influence business decisions.
• Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge at all levels.
• Exceptional commercial awareness, analytical capability and a naturally inquisitive approach.
• A track record of taking ownership, driving results and remaining calm and rational under pressure.
• Behaviours aligned to our values: Be Better, Be Collaborative, Be Inquisitive, Be Yourself, Take Ownership.

Experience within dairy, food manufacturing or wider food production would be particularly valuable, as would experience supporting change programmes or systems implementation projects.

We help our people become the best versions of themselves, take pride in what they do and bring out the strength in others. If that excites you, you’ll fit right in here.

WHY JOIN HELER FOODS?

Because we don’t just offer jobs, we shape careers.

At Heler Foods, you’ll have the opportunity to influence strategic decisions, challenge how we work and directly contribute to the performance of a growing food manufacturing business.

Here, you’ll find:

• Strong training foundations
• Clear, meaningful paths to progress
• A workplace where curiosity is celebrated
• A supportive, dynamic and collaborative environment
• A culture where continuous improvement is part of daily life
• The opportunity to work across Commercial, Finance and Operations and make a measurable impact

Our operations span Nantwich, Wales and Skegness, with dairy and food manufacturing at the heart of the business, giving this role genuine breadth and the opportunity to influence performance across multiple operational areas.

This is a place where you’ll be empowered to make a change, challenge constructively and take ownership of delivering better business outcomes.

JOIN THE EXTENDED HELER FAMILY

Are you a changemaker?

If you’re an experienced finance professional who enjoys getting underneath the numbers, partnering with the business and turning insight into action, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply by: 16/11/2026

Learn more about Heler Foods at www.helerfoods.com