Project Finance Executive (Manufacturing)

Manpower UK Ltd; Port Sunlight; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in Port Sunlight seeks a diligent resource to support project management activities. The role involves finance-related tasks such as spends management, savings tracking, and progress monitoring. Candidates should have a relevant degree, leadership skills, and prior experience in Supply Chain Finance. Benefits include a modern workplace and various site clubs to join.

Benefits

Staff shop discounted products

Free tea, coffee & ice cream

Free parking onsite

Vending machines and cold-water dispensers

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of relevant work experience.
• Experience in Supply Chain Finance is strongly preferred.
• Strong personal and team relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Support transformation team in finance activities.
• Track transformation benefits into factory asset and cost base.
• Ensure close tracking of project milestones and timelines.

Skills

Leadership skills

Financial assessment

Advanced Excel

Business partnering

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Accounting, Finance or related fields

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

The role requires a diligent resource to support the PSL site transformation team with administrative and project management activities. The role will report into site controller with dotted line reporting into site transformation lead to ensure seamless execution.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Process / tool ownership and responsibilities

• Support the transformation team in projects execution especially focusing on finance activities related to spends management, savings tracking, POs and payments etc.
• Work closely with site leadership to track transformation benefits into factory asset and cost base.
• Support reviews of capex, restructuring and savings vs business cases.
• Ensure close tracking and monitoring of projects milestones and timelines
• Support new processes and master-data set up related to the transformation.
• Insightful delivery on ad-hoc analytics / requests and value opportunity identification.

ALL ABOUT YOU

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent certifications in Accounting (ACCA, CIMA), Finance or related fields
• 1-2 years of relevant work experience with strong Leadership skills
• It is essential for the successful candidate be able to develop strong personal and team relationships across a multitude of business stakeholders, plus the candidate is required to be pro-active, use their own initiative and ideally be able to hit the ground running.
• Prior work experience in Supply Chain Finance is strongly preferred; Consumer Product Goods (CPG) preferred
• ERP Experience required; SAP preferred.
• Microsoft Office required; Advanced Excel required
• Business partnering experience with clear, focused, and sound financial assessment and guidance (strategic insights, risks, and opportunities)
• Providing incisive and persuasive management performance reporting and analysis solutions across multiple organizational dimensions
• It is essential to able to develop strong personal and team relationships across a multitude of business stakeholders.

Additional Information

• Port Sunlight working environment: Staff shop discounted products
• Free tea, coffee & ice cream
• Working in carefully restored listed building, in modern and bright working environment
• Free parking onsite
• 5 mins walk to train station serving Liverpool & Chester
• 20-minute drive from Liverpool city centre/30-minutes' drive from Chester
• Disabled parking
• In the heart of picturesque Port Sunlight village
• There are also several site clubs available to join covering a range of topics including Book Club, Running, Choir, Pool, Genealogy and much more.
• The site has three catering outlets which provide a range of hot and cold food and drinks daily.
• In addition, there are a range of vending machines and cold-water dispensers around the site accessible throughout the day.