Job Description
Finance Manager
£50,000-£60,000 | Manufacturing | SAP | Hybrid
We're recruiting a Finance Manager to join a large, complex manufacturing operation supporting both commercial and regulated programmes. This is a hands-on role combining strong technical finance with real operational business partnering.
You'll work closely with production, engineering, and procurement teams, providing insight, control, and challenge across cost, performance, and cash.
What you'll be doing
* Partnering with operational leaders to drive cost control and performance improvement
* Leading budgeting, forecasting, and monthly performance reviews
* Owning month-end close: journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reviews, and management accounts
* Analysing labour and machine efficiency within a manufacturing environment
* Managing intercompany transactions, fixed assets, and IFRS 16 leases
* Overseeing cash flow, working capital, treasury, and short-term forecasting
* Supporting audits, VAT, statutory reporting, and banking requirements
* Driving continuous improvement across finance and purchase-to-pay processes
Systems & experience
* SAP experience is highly desirable
* Strong Excel skills
* Background in manufacturing, engineering, aerospace, or industrial environments preferred
Leadership
* Line management of AP and AR teams
* Mentoring junior finance staff and apprentices
* Deputising for the senior finance lead when required
About you
* Qualified (CIMA / ACCA / ACA)
* Proven Finance Manager or Senior Management Accountant experience
* Confident business partner with strong stakeholder engagement skills
* Comfortable working in a fast-paced, operationally focused environment
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