Job Description
Your new companyA global engineering and manufacturing organisation, recognised for innovation and operational excellence, is seeking an experienced Finance Business Partner to support its Operations & Supply Chain division. The business is undergoing significant optimisation across its manufacturing footprint, and this opportunity plays a key role in shaping that journey. Your new roleWorking as a strategic partner to Operations and Supply Chain leadership, you'll provide high quality financial insight to influence decision making across manufacturing performance, cost control, planning, and operational efficiency initiatives. You will:
* Deliver financial analysis across labour, materials, inventory, and operational KPIs
* Support forecasting, budgeting, and long range planning for the UK site
* Challenge assumptions and identify risks, opportunities, and improvement areas
* Business partner closely with cross functional stakeholders, ensuring financial transparency
* Drive standardisation, process improvement, and stronger cost to serve visibility
This is a role where you'll genuinely impact operational outcomes, not just report on them.
What you'll need to succeedTo thrive in this contract, you'll bring:
* Proven experience as a Finance Business Partner within manufacturing, engineering or similar complex environments
* Strong analytical and modelling skills with a commercially proactive mindset
* The ability to influence senior leaders and challenge constructively
* Experience working across Operations & Supply Chain finance
* A hands on, solutions driven approach suited to an interim environment
* Ideally, a recognised accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA/ACA)
What you'll get in return
* A high impact interim role within a global organisation with an opportunity of a permanent role.
* Hybrid working and a supportive leadership team
* The chance to shape operational performance during a key transformation period
* Competitive day rate, aligned to experience
What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays