Site Finance Manager

Chase & Holland; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable manufacturing company in Brighouse is seeking an experienced Site Finance Manager to join their team. The role focuses on financial business partnering and requires a qualified accountant (CIMA or ACCA) or strong QBE with significant experience in a manufacturing environment. Key responsibilities include preparing financial accounts, driving performance improvements, and supporting decision-making processes. The ideal candidate will have a continuous improvement mindset and strong communication skills.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Friendly team environment

Qualifications

• Good experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally FMCG.
• Ability to influence decision-making and support stakeholder communication.
• Demonstrable understanding of impact on commercial decision making.

Responsibilities

• Finance business partner and advisor to the Business Unit Lead and General Manager.
• Preparation of weekly/monthly accounts, variance analysis and commentary.
• Drive performance improvements through relevant data and reporting.
• Development and maintenance of costings for all live SKUs.
• Key finance support for overhead spend approval and reporting.

Skills

Qualified / later stages PQ accountant (CIMA or ACCA)

Confidence in communication

Negotiation skills

Understanding of operational issues

Continuous improvement mentality

Education

Qualified Accountant (CIMA or ACCA)

Strong QBE

Job description

Site Finance Manager – Brighouse – c£55,000 We are working with one of our fast growing, successful family owned manufacturing clients in Brighouse, who have a great opportunity for a candidate with ambition as a Site Finance Manager. This is a really exciting newly created opportunity post a recent acquisition. You will be working for a reputable business who offers excellent career opportunities and a chance to make a real impact. A key member of the Site Leadership Team, helping to drive the business forward in a profitable manner, offering valuable insights and process improvement through accurate and timely reporting to both internal and external stakeholders. Taking the lead on financial matters and ensuring delivery of business and operational objectives. Responsibilities will include :

• Finance business partner and advisor to the Business Unit Lead and General Manager taking lead on financial matters and ensuring delivery of business objectives
• Preparation of the Weekly / Monthly accounts, supporting KPI’s, variance analysis and commentary for financial performance
• Drive improvements to performance and procedures, through identification of relevant data, reporting and CI planning
• Develop and maintain costings of all live SKUs to capture key, raw materials, labour and supply chain information
• Provide accurate new product costings in a timely manner to support the NPD Process
• Responsibility for tracking in year savings for all CI initiatives and capital proposals
• Working closely with the Site Leadership Team to produce robust budget and in year forecasts, including review pack which summarises key assumptions
• Ad hoc, proactive investigation, reports, capital proposals and financial propositions relevant to business / function strategy and performance
• Be the key finance support for overhead spend approval and reporting, holding regular reviews with stakeholders with the focus on spending control
• Complete monthly Balance Sheet reconciliationsand group reporting pack

The ideal candidate will be:

• You will need to be a qualified / later stages PQ accountant (CIMA or ACCA) or strong QBE, with good experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally FMCG.
• You will need to be a confident communicator, a negotiator and be able to influence decision-making.
• Demonstrable understanding of operational issues and the impact on commercial decision making.
• Continuous improvement mentality.
• This role will suit a driven individual who wants to make a real difference.

In return you will receive a great salary / package and the chance to work in a very operational Finance Business Partnering role within an exceptional, highly reputable business and friendly team. Longer term opportunities may be available down the line for the right person. If you are interested in finding out about this exciting ‘Site Finance Manager’ opportunity, click ‘apply now'. Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Finance, Supply Chain, HR and IT recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire market.