About this role
Are you a commercially-minded accountant looking to move beyond the numbers and genuinely influence business performance?
We're partnering with a market-leading manufacturing business experiencing sustained growth and investment. With an established reputation in their sector and ambitious plans for the future, they're looking to appoint a Finance Business Partner to provide meaningful financial insight and challenge decision-making across operations, supply chain and senior leadership teams.
This is a highly visible role where you'll be at the heart of the business, translating financial data into commercial actions that drive profitability, efficiency and growth.
The Opportunity
Reporting directly into the Finance Director, you'll act as a trusted partner to operational leaders across the business, helping them understand performance, identify opportunities and make better commercial decisions.
You'll spend less time producing numbers and more time influencing what happens next.
Key Responsibilities
Partner with operational and manufacturing leaders to drive financial performance across the business.Deliver insightful analysis on margins, costs, efficiencies and profitability.Support budgeting, forecasting and strategic planning processes.Challenge assumptions and provide robust financial guidance to non-finance stakeholders.Analyse manufacturing KPIs, labour costs, wastage and production performance.Identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve business performance.Support investment appraisals, business cases and continuous improvement initiatives.Develop reporting that provides clear, actionable insight to senior management.Play a key role in month-end performance reviews and board reporting. About You
We're looking for an ambitious finance professional who enjoys working closely with the wider business and influencing decision-making.
You'll ideally be:
ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience.Experienced within a manufacturing, engineering, FMCG or product-based environment.Commercially aware with a genuine interest in how businesses operate.Confident communicating with senior stakeholders and non-finance teams.Strong in Excel and financial analysis.Able to simplify complex information and turn data into commercial recommendations.Proactive, curious and comfortable challenging the status quo. ?
This is an opportunity to join a successful manufacturing business where finance has a genuine seat at the table. You'll work alongside an experienced leadership team, gain exposure to strategic decision-making and play a pivotal role in shaping future growth.
For ambitious candidates looking to develop their commercial skillset and move towards a senior finance leadership pathway, this role offers an excellent platform.
Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.
Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.