About this role
Finance Business Partner - Newly QualifiedManufacturing Business
Salary: £60,000-£65,000 + Bonus + Benefits
Location: Slough (Hybrid Working)
Sector: Manufacturing
About the Business
Our client is a well-established engineering business delivering innovative products to customers across the UK and international markets. Operating within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, the company has built a strong reputation for quality, operational excellence and customer service.
Following continued growth and investment, the business is seeking a commercially focused Finance Business Partner to support operational and strategic decision-making across all functions.
The Opportunity
You will play a key role in providing insightful analysis that drives profitability, operational efficiency and business performance. This highly visible position offers regular interaction with senior stakeholders across Finance, Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain and Commercial teams.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking to develop their commercial exposure within a dynamic manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver insightful commercial and operational reporting to support business performance.
- Analyse product, customer, project and contract profitability.
- Partner with operational leaders to improve margins and identify cost-saving initiatives.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning processes.
- Develop KPI dashboards covering manufacturing performance, inventory, procurement and operational efficiency.
- Monitor material costs, labour productivity and overhead absorption variances.
- Provide financial analysis to support pricing decisions, investment appraisals and capital expenditure projects.
- Support month-end reporting and board-level performance packs.
- Assist with business cases for new customer contracts, projects and process improvements.
- Identify trends, risks and opportunities to improve profitability and cash flow.
Candidate Profile
- Newly Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
- Experience within manufacturing, engineering, industrial, or automotive.
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills.
- Advanced Excel capability with experience handling large data sets.
- Ability to communicate financial information to non-finance stakeholders.
- Commercially curious with a proactive and problem-solving mindset.
What's on Offer?
- Exposure to senior leadership and key business decision-makers.
- Opportunity to influence operational and commercial performance.
- Career progression within a growing engineering organisation.
- Hybrid working environment.
- Up to £65,000 base salary
- Annual bonus scheme.
- Pension and comprehensive benefits package.
- Ongoing professional development and study support where applicable.
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This role would suit an ambitious Commercial Finance Analyst, Finance Analyst or Management Accountant seeking greater commercial exposure in a manufacturing environment where finance plays a pivotal role in driving business performance.