Finance Business Partner
12-Month FTC (Maternity Cover)
Newly Qualified or Nearly Qualified? Want real commercial exposure, not just month-end?
This is a high-impact Finance Business Partner role sitting at the heart of a fast-paced UK manufacturing operation. You'll work closely with senior operational leaders, shaping decisions, challenging performance and driving commercial outcomes - not just reporting on them.
If you're coming out of practice or industry and want a role that gives you visibility, influence and genuine business partnering experience, this is a brilliant next step.
As Finance Business Partner, you'll be embedded in the operation - acting as the financial conscience of the business and a trusted adviser to site leadership.
You'll translate numbers into insight, spot risks and opportunities early, and help decision-makers understand what's really driving performance.
This is a hands-on, commercial role with plenty of scope to add value quickly.
Partnering with operational leaders to understand cost drivers, margins and performance
Producing weekly MI and supporting monthly management accounts for UK manufacturing sites
Delivering variance analysis and commercial insight - the why, not just the what
Supporting planning, forecasting and performance reviews
Developing and tracking KPIs to highlight trends, risks and opportunities
Completing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting a smooth month-end close
Improving processes, insight and ways of working across Operational Finance
This role is perfectly suited to a Newly Qualified or Nearly Qualified accountant who wants to step into a visible, commercially focused role.
ACA / ACCA / CIMA Newly Qualified or Near Qualification
Coming from FMCG, manufacturing or a similar fast-moving environment
finance stakeholders
Strong in Excel and comfortable working with large data sets
Familiar with SAP (nice to have, not essential)
Most importantly - you'll want to get close to the business and be more than just 'the numbers person'. 25 days holiday + your birthday off
~ Enhanced pension
~ Option to buy up to 5 extra holidays
~ friendly & carers' policies
~ Private medical insurance
~ Life assurance & critical illness cover
~ Strong learning & development support
~ On-site parking for office days
Monday-Thursday: Office-based (Liverpool)
Friday: Work from home