We are looking to secure a Finance Business Partner (costings, commercial and operations focus) for a fast‑growing manufacturing business in Sheffield. This South Yorkshire role involves working closely with operational and commercial teams to understand product margins, analyse and forecast raw material costs, including foreign exchange impacts and potential hedging needs. It also requires integrating standard costing into product pricing and cost structures, and regularly monitoring operational costs against budgets to identify variances and drive performance improvements. The role goes beyond pulling data together – you will digest and communicate the implications to the SLT, be heavily involved in decision making, managing large budgets, and gain real insight into the business's commercial and operations functions.
What will you be doing?
* Regular analysis and reporting of raw material costs, including forecasting of elements, foreign exchange and potential hedging requirements.
* Understanding of the full operational process of the company's product portfolio, incorporating standard costing into product cost and pricing mechanisms.
* Daily review, analysis and reporting of operational costs in line with budget/forecast, assessing manufacturing variances such as mix, yield, price and quantity, promoting cost awareness with insight to drive action and improve future performance.
* Daily review, analysis and reporting of production versus forecast, including assessment of volume, revenue and GCM.
* Identify operational process inefficiencies and suggest necessary improvements to enhance cost efficiency and business improvement.
* Strengthen both proactive and reactive operational decision making by providing appropriate challenge to assumptions and proposals, including scenario modelling where necessary.
* Actively review and drive improvements in KPI metrics.
* Present cost models and pricing for new opportunities.
What skills are we looking for?
* ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified (will consider QBE).
* Advanced level proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
* Strong financial modelling experience.
* Desire to continually improve processes.
* Manufacturing experience.
* Strong communication skills with both finance and non‑finance managers.
What's on offer?
* A competitive salary of £65,000.
* Generous quarterly bonus.
* Flexible working hours within core hours 7:30am‑6pm.
* Recognition of additional work put in during tight deadlines.
* Matched pension up to 8%.
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.
* Christmas shutdown.
* Private healthcare.
* Free secure parking.
* Annual salary reviews.
Contact
Sheffield office: sheffield@sewellwallis.com | 0114 268 3313
Leeds office: leeds@sewellwallis.com | 0113 242 1200
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