Strategic Finance Director — Manufacturing Growth

Prospect Health; Stowmarket; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Electric company car

Performance-related bonus

Job summary

Prospect Health is supporting a privately owned manufacturing group based in Suffolk in the search for a commercially astute Finance Director. You will own the finance function, shape strategy, drive cash, and partner with operations to lift profitability and manufacturing performance.

You will be a qualified accountant with senior experience in manufacturing, able to lead budgeting, costing, and forecasting, while developing a small finance team and delivering robust financial controls.

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with strong manufacturing experience.
• Experience in costing, variance analysis and ERP systems.
• Excellent Excel skills and ability to influence stakeholders.
• Hands-on, proactive leader able to operate strategically and operationally.

Responsibilities

• Strategic & Commercial Leadership: Partner to MD, influence decisions, plan growth.
• Financial Planning: Lead budgeting, forecasting, modelling and scenarios.
• Cash Flow & Working Capital: Improve cash management and controls.
• Manufacturing Finance: Develop costing models, BOMs, labour/overhead absorption.
• Cost & Performance Analysis: Analyze variances, improve material and labour efficiency.
• Stock & Inventory: Strengthen controls and turnover.
• Capital Investment: Assess capex proposals with robust appraisals.
• Financial Reporting & Compliance: Manage accounts, board packs, audits and HMRC matters.
• Team Leadership: Grow a small finance team with strong controls.

Skills

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Manufacturing experience

Costing & BOMs

Variance analysis

ERP systems

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic leadership

Education

Professional accounting qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Prospect Health is supporting a privately owned manufacturing group based in Suffolk in the search for a commercially astute Finance Director. You will own the finance function, shape strategy, drive cash, and partner with operations to lift profitability and manufacturing performance.

You will be a qualified accountant with senior experience in manufacturing, able to lead budgeting, costing, and forecasting, while developing a small finance team and delivering robust financial controls.