Overview
Hawthorn One is partnering with a globally established manufacturing business, with a group turnover exceeding £50 million on a Commercial Accountant job. The UK finance function is based at their Accrington manufacturing site, supporting multiple entities that produce a range of technically complex products for a diverse customer base.
Following a finance team restructure and significant internal development of processes and group structure, the business is now seeking an experienced manufacturing accountant to join as a Commercial Accountant. This is a newly created Commercial Account job and is an exceptional opportunity for someone with a strong grounding in manufacturing finance who is ready to step up and gain broader commercial exposure.
You will work closely with senior leadership, production, and wider operational teams, playing a key role in driving performance and profitability. The business offers mentorship, training, and the chance to grow within a fast-paced, forward-thinking environment.
This is an ideal opportunity for someone looking to develop their career commercially within a manufacturing setting. You will gain hands-on experience in business partnering, financial planning, and strategic decision support, making this role an excellent platform for long-term career progression.
Key Responsibilities
* Monitor stock performance, costing, and KPIs, collaborating closely with supply chain and procurement
* Contribute to management accounts, variance analysis, and commentary for senior leadership
* Provide financial analysis, planning, and reporting to support commercial and operational decisions
* Partner with Sales, Ops, and Engineering to shape business cases, review customer proposals, and manage capex spend
* Lead finance reporting and integration in Salesforce CRM, ensuring data consistency across systems
* Champion process improvements and support wider team development
Candidate Requirements
* Strong experience in a manufacturing finance role, ideally with stock, costings and BOMs
* Confident analysing data in Excel and communicating commercial insight
* Background in management accounting or finance business partnering
* Qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience
* A proactive, collaborative, and hands-on approach
You will also be granted the opportunity to develop your own experience by taking on additional responsibility and ownership of other areas of the accounts. Due to the ongoing change throughout the group, there is also various senior level project work which you may be exposed to working alongside the Group FD.
Benefits
* BUPA
* Medicash
* 25 days holiday
* Birthday Leave
* (5% employer) defined contribution stakeholder pension scheme
* Employee Assistance Line
* Christmas closure
* On-site parking
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