Job Description
Finance Business Partner / Newton-le-willows / Salary £55,000
Accountable Recruitment are pleased to be partnering with our client who are a growing business in Newton-le-willows, who are looking to recruit an ambitious Finance Business Partner into their expanding finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-moving business that has grown significantly through acquisition and continues to scale.
The role is ideal for a hands-on, commercially astute (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) Qualified or nearly qualified accountant who enjoys partnering directly with operational and commercial leaders.
Key Responsibilities:
You'll be a key link between operations, senior leadership and finance - providing insight, challenge and clarity. This is a role for someone who enjoys influence, impact, and making finance meaningful to non-financial teams.
* Support operational leaders and budget holders with day-to-day financial insight.
* Deliver monthly reporting packs, including variance analysis and clear, action-focused commentary.
* Provide ad-hoc analysis to support operational and commercial decisions.
* Identify risks, overspends and underperformance early, enabling timely corrective action.
* Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, driving better ownership and accuracy.
* Work closely with Management Accounts and transactional finance to ensure timely month-end delivery.
* Strengthen financial discipline, visibility and consistency across the division.
* Enhance financial processes, reporting quality and the overall impact of business partnering.
* Maintain awareness of working capital drivers, cashflow impacts, and Invoice Discounting (ID) implications.
* Contribute to improved performance tracking and better decision-making tools.
Key skills:
* ACA / ACCA / CIMA - Qualified or Finalist / Nearly Qualified.
* Strong experience in Finance Business Partnering or Management Accounting.
* Excellent understanding of cost drivers, margin analysis, management accounts and variance commentary.
* Experience in budgeting, forecasting and providing clear financial insight.
* Commercially minded with strong analytical capability.
* Able to simplify complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders.
* Comfortable influencing and challenging constructively.
To discuss this role in more detail please contact Lauren Harrison at Accountable Recruitment on