Kinmel, North Wales | Permanent | 3-4 days site-based
We're excited to be recruiting for an Operational Business Partner to join our Finance team at our Kinmel manufacturing site. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, commercially minded manufacturing finance professional, perfect for someone passionate about driving operational performance and delivering meaningful financial insight within a fast-paced production environment.
You'll be responsible for partnering with site leadership to influence decision-making, improve cost control, enhance margin performance and translate operational data into clear financial insight that drives continuous improvement across our Kinmel site.
About us
INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer employing over 1,200 colleagues across the UK and Europe. Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butcher's, Classic, Pro-Nutrition, and Ultra Premium Direct, along with a number of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel, and Crick produce a wide range of dry, wet, and baked foods enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world. Our ambition is simple: to become a global leader in pet nutrition.
Our Purpose: To create happiness
We're on a mission to set a new standard of workplace happiness within the pet nutrition industry-one that looks like no other and feels like no other. Our culture is built on INSPIRED's unique behaviours and colleague experience, creating an environment that excites, empowers, and puts people and pets at the heart of everything we do.
Responsibilities
Act as the Finance Business Partner to the Kinmel manufacturing site, supporting operational and engineering leadership
Deliver budgeting, forecasting and robust variance analysis across materials, labour and overheads
Translate operational metrics such as yield, scrap, downtime and throughput into clear financial impact assessments
Challenge assumptions and influence site performance through insight-led analysis
Support product costing, standard cost setting and margin improvement initiatives
Evaluate CapEx proposals and complete post-investment reviews to ensure ROI delivery
Improve financial reporting processes and strengthen cost control frameworks
Drive financial literacy across non-finance stakeholders through coaching and collaboration
Partner with Operations, Supply Chain and Engineering to optimise material costs and working capital
Support pricing strategies, productivity initiatives and make-vs-buy decisions
About you
Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent)
Strong manufacturing or FMCG finance experience with solid understanding of cost structures and variance analysis
Confident influencing operational and engineering stakeholders at all levels
Highly analytical with the ability to translate complex operational data into clear, actionable insights
Advanced Excel skills and ERP experience (IFS / Tropos preferred; Power BI advantageous)
Comfortable working in a fast-paced, continuously improving manufacturing environment
Strong communication and relationship-building skills with a proactive, pragmatic approach
At INSPIRED, we want to inspire colleagues to join, stay, develop, and achieve, creating an inclusive and sustainable business fit for growth. One of the enablers of achieving this is to offer competitive pay and benefits to all colleagues.
Our Total Reward Benefits include:
Enhanced pension, life assurance, and enhanced maternity, paternity, sick pay, and holiday buy options
People and Pets First benefits, including paw-reavement and paw-ternity leave and bring your dog to work
Healthcare cashback plan and Hertility at-home fertility testing
Heavily discounted pet food and lifestyle benefits (Netflix, Spotify, or breakdown cover)
Retail and gym discounts, electric car scheme, and free onsite parking and electric car charging
Onsite facilities and free hot drinks
See all our INSPIRED benefits here
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the colleagues and communities we serve. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We make hiring decisions based on talent, potential and the experience you bring.
We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, ensuring equitable access and opportunity for all. If you need any adjustments or support to take part in our recruitment process, please let us know by emailing recruitment@inspiredpetnutrition.com
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