Finance Business Partner - Operations

Location: Stoke

Hours: Monday to Friday (38.75 hours per week)

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000 per annum

The role:

Our client is seeking a diligent Finance Business Partner to support their growing business. In this role you will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders, providing insightful analysis and strategic guidance. You'll have the opportunity to shape business decisions and influence key financial outcomes while ensuring financial plans align with overall business goals. The ideal candidate will have a CIMA qualification or equivalent, along with a manufacturing background. If you're ready to make an impact in a growing organization, apply today!

Main duties:

• Working closely with key stakeholders to analyse costs, challenge cost structures, and monitor financial trends
• Serving as the primary finance contact for the operations team, offering expert advice and insights
• Preparing clear, accessible financial reports and provide coaching to colleagues, empowering them to improve their financial understanding and decision-making capabilities
• Overseeing project costs, identifying risks and opportunities, and ensuring budgets remain aligned with targets
• Assisting operations leadership in the development of accurate budgets and forecasts to drive business performance
• Leading the month-end and year-end close processes, including reconciliations, variance analysis, and financial reporting
• Enhancing management information systems, reporting processes, and overall efficiency to ensure optimal performance and business outcomes
• Leading and managingthe standard costing process, systems, and reporting to support factory leadership in understanding performance and explaining variances
• Overseeing the inventory valuation process, ensuring accurate reporting and appropriate provisions are made
• Managing one team member, collaborating to improve team processes, systems, and performance while fostering a culture of continuous improvement

About you:

• CIMA or equivalent qualification is required
• Experience with standard costing systems, processes, and reporting within a manufacturing environment
• Experience with distribution centresand understanding key performance drivers is preferred, though not essential
• Solid background in management accounting and month-end processes
• Strong attention to detail with a passion for analysingand interpreting complex data
• Advanced Excel skills, with a deep understanding of its functionality
• Clear communicator with the ability to simplify financial concepts for non-financial stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to build strong, trust-based relationships
• Confident in challenging the status quo to drive positive change and improvements

Interested? Call Meg on 01782 712230 or email MegW@kpir.co.uk

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