Manufacturing Finance Manager - ERP & Costing

Atkins Clarke Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

AtkinsClarke in North Birmingham is seeking a Finance Manager to own the numbers day-to-day, drive cost analysis, and oversee HR/payroll as part of a close-knit manufacturing finance team. The role reports into UK leadership and interacts with Group finance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in finance within manufacturing, strong cost accounting skills, advanced Excel, and ERP experience. Office-based role with exposure to ERP migration and direct senior interaction.

Qualifications

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant with ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT or equivalent.
• At least five years' finance experience, ideally in manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Strong cost accounting and stock valuation knowledge.
• Experience preparing management accounts and budgets.
• Excel expertise and ERP system experience.

Responsibilities

• Run day-to-day finance function from general ledger through month-end close.
• Manage and support a Finance Assistant covering AP/AR.
• Produce monthly management accounts, budgets, forecasts and variance analysis.
• Analyse manufacturing costs, stock valuation and margins for actionable insight.
• Own cash flow, working capital, banking and insurance.
• Lead year-end, external audits and VAT compliance (UK & German registrations).
• Lead ERP migration and improve controls, processes and reporting.

Skills

Cost accounting

Stock valuation

Advanced Excel

ERP systems

Financial reporting

People management

Payroll exposure

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/AAT or equivalent)

Tools

ERP migration

ERP systems

Microsoft Excel

Job description

AtkinsClarke in North Birmingham is seeking a Finance Manager to own the numbers day-to-day, drive cost analysis, and oversee HR/payroll as part of a close-knit manufacturing finance team. The role reports into UK leadership and interacts with Group finance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in finance within manufacturing, strong cost accounting skills, advanced Excel, and ERP experience. Office-based role with exposure to ERP migration and direct senior interaction.