Senior Finance Manager – Manufacturing & Tech Growth

Solid State PLC; Langley, Weymouth; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme

26 Days Annual Leave Plus Bank Rights

Pensions Plan

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Profit Share Scheme

All Employee Share Plan

Job summary

Active Silicon, part of the Solid-State Group, is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead financial operations across Active Silicon Langley and Solsta Manufacturing Weymouth. This hybrid role offers exposure to two technology-driven manufacturing businesses, with monthly visits to the Weymouth team.

You will partner with operations, drive month-end close, budgeting, cost accounting, and commercial analysis, influencing senior stakeholders and shaping financial processes across the group.

Qualifications

• You will be a qualified accountant - CIMA, ACCA or equivalent with strong experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong manufacturing and cost accounting experience.
• Experience working in a multi-currency environment.
• Multi-site experience would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a trusted finance partner to operational and leadership teams.
• Leading month-end close, financial reporting and analysis.
• Delivering financial results and KPIs to Group.
• Providing commercial insight to support bids, pricing and business decisions.
• Leading manufacturing and R&D cost accounting, including standard costing, overhead absorption and production variance analysis.
• Overseeing inventory, WIP and provision calculations.
• Leading budgeting and forecasting by department and project.
• Maintaining strong financial controls and compliance.
• Managing and developing two direct reports.
• Supporting finance systems, governance and wider Group improvement initiatives.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Cost accounting

Inventory control

Financial modelling

Excel (advanced)

Stakeholder influence

Multi-currency accounting

Leadership

Business partnering

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Job description

Active Silicon, part of the Solid-State Group, is seeking a Senior Finance Manager to lead financial operations across Active Silicon Langley and Solsta Manufacturing Weymouth. This hybrid role offers exposure to two technology-driven manufacturing businesses, with monthly visits to the Weymouth team.

You will partner with operations, drive month-end close, budgeting, cost accounting, and commercial analysis, influencing senior stakeholders and shaping financial processes across the group.