Senior Finance Partner - Manufacturing & Strategy

HW Finance; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

HW Finance is recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner in Northeast Yorkshire to sit at the heart of the operations team. You will partner with senior stakeholders to drive performance, manage risk and support strategic decision-making across divisions.

The role involves leading budgeting, forecasting and reporting, coaching two Analysts, and delivering insight on variances, cost of goods, and capital appraisal reviews to enable value-added decisions.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with industry experience in manufacturing.
• Proven business partnering experience in manufacturing environments.
• Ability to analyse, interpret and challenge financial performance with confidence.
• Strong stakeholder management with willingness to influence at senior level.
• Experience coaching analysts and managing change.

Responsibilities

• Act as the lead finance business partner.
• Own budgeting, forecasting and reporting across multiple divisions.
• Lead, coach and develop two Analysts.
• Deliver insight on pricing variances, risks and opportunities vs budget/forecast.
• Manage standard cost of goods, quarterly forecasts and global submissions.
• Provide financial expertise to capital investment appraisals, NPD P&Ls and post-investment reviews.
• Drive improvements in finance reporting, automation and standardisation.
• Support broader finance activity, month-end and ad-hoc projects.

Skills

Business partnering

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Team coaching

Manufacturing experience

Budgeting & forecasting

Education

Professional accountancy qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACA)

Job description

HW Finance is recruiting a Senior Finance Business Partner in Northeast Yorkshire to sit at the heart of the operations team. You will partner with senior stakeholders to drive performance, manage risk and support strategic decision-making across divisions.

The role involves leading budgeting, forecasting and reporting, coaching two Analysts, and delivering insight on variances, cost of goods, and capital appraisal reviews to enable value-added decisions.