Manufacturing Finance Analyst: Drive Insights & Performance

Peace Recruitment Group Ltd; Northampton; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Peace Recruitment Group Ltd is seeking a Financial Analyst for a well-established manufacturing business in Northampton. You will delve into the detail behind the numbers, work with multiple departments and provide financial insight to support commercial decisions.

In a busy, collaborative environment you’ll own parts of the analysis, contribute to budgeting and forecasting, and help drive performance across the business with clear, data-driven reporting.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a finance, analyst or management accounting position
• Strong Excel and analytical skills
• Comfortable working with large datasets
• Able to communicate financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning
• Producing regular management information and financial analysis
• Reviewing performance against budget and identifying variances
• Working with operational and commercial teams to understand business performance
• Supporting month-end reporting and financial processes
• Analysing costs, margins and profitability
• Preparing reports and presenting financial information to key stakeholders
• Identifying trends, risks and opportunities within the numbers
• Supporting continuous improvement across reporting and financial processes

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Variance analysis

Stakeholder comms

Budgeting

Forecasting

Education

Part qualified or working towards a finance qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Peace Recruitment Group Ltd is seeking a Financial Analyst for a well-established manufacturing business in Northampton. You will delve into the detail behind the numbers, work with multiple departments and provide financial insight to support commercial decisions.

In a busy, collaborative environment you’ll own parts of the analysis, contribute to budgeting and forecasting, and help drive performance across the business with clear, data-driven reporting.