Do you enjoy partnering with factory teams, challenging the numbers, and driving improvements that actually make a difference? If so — this one’s for you.
The Role
We’re recruiting on behalf of a multisite organisation seeking a high‑impact Finance Business Partner/ Manufacturing Accountant to support its operational and manufacturing teams. This is a hands‑on role where you’ll sit at the heart of performance, applying real commercial thinking to real‑world operations.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Owning the monthly management accounts for allocated operational areas.
* Producing accruals, prepayments, provisions and key month‑end journals.
* Delivering variance analysis with clear, actionable insight for non‑finance managers.
* Partnering with operations to challenge spend, identify efficiencies, and support performance.
* Reviewing and reporting on overhead cost centres.
* Supporting capital projects, including asset creation, monitoring, and depreciation.
* Ensuring accurate balance sheet reconciliations and adherence to internal controls.
* Helping shape budgets and forecasts across operational teams.
* Driving process improvement, speeding up reporting cycles and enhancing data quality.
Qualifications
* Qualified (CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent).
* Manufacturing experience essential.
* Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel.
* Confident working with large data sets and operational stakeholders.
* Comfortable getting out from behind the desk and into the business.
* Proactive, energetic, and resilient — able to influence at all levels.
Interested? If you’re a manufacturing accountant who wants to step beyond reporting and become a true Finance Business Partner, we’d love to hear from you. This role has scope to grow into Financial Controller quickly.
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