Finance Business Partner (6 month FTC)

Finance Business Partner (6 month FTC)

Posted 6 days ago by Stanton House

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£70,000 Per year
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Shoreham-By-Sea, England, United Kingdom
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Summary: The Finance Business Partner will collaborate with operational, commercial, and supply chain teams to provide financial insights and support decision-making processes. This role involves leading budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning, while delivering management reporting and analyzing manufacturing cost drivers. The position requires strong stakeholder management and the ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights, with a focus on continuous improvement in financial processes. The ideal candidate will have a background in finance within a manufacturing environment and possess advanced analytical skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Partner with operational, commercial, and supply chain teams to provide financial insight, challenge, and support in decision-making.
  • Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for your business unit, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Deliver timely and insightful management reporting, highlighting risks, opportunities, and performance against KPIs.
  • Analyse manufacturing cost drivers, production efficiency, and margin performance, recommending actions to improve profitability.
  • Develop and maintain financial models to support investment appraisals, capital expenditure proposals, and strategic projects.
  • Act as a key liaison between Finance and non-Finance teams, translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
  • Monitor and control working capital, inventory management, and cost structures to optimise cash flow and operational efficiency.
  • Support compliance with reporting requirements, governance standards, and internal controls.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across financial processes, reporting, and business performance.

Key Skills:

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with strong post-qualification experience in a Finance Business Partner, FP&A, or Commercial Finance role.
  • Previous experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is highly desirable.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide clear, actionable insights.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge and support at all levels of the business.
  • Strong knowledge of cost accounting, product costing, and margin analysis in a manufacturing context.
  • Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with ERP systems and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, SAP, Oracle) preferred.
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced PLC environment with multiple priorities and deadlines.

Salary (Rate): £70,000.00 yearly

City: Shoreham-By-Sea

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Key Responsibilities

  • Partner with operational, commercial, and supply chain teams to provide financial insight, challenge, and support in decision-making.
  • Lead the budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes for your business unit, ensuring accuracy and alignment with strategic objectives.
  • Deliver timely and insightful management reporting, highlighting risks, opportunities, and performance against KPIs.
  • Analyse manufacturing cost drivers, production efficiency, and margin performance, recommending actions to improve profitability.
  • Develop and maintain financial models to support investment appraisals, capital expenditure proposals, and strategic projects.
  • Act as a key liaison between Finance and non-Finance teams, translating complex financial data into actionable insights.
  • Monitor and control working capital, inventory management, and cost structures to optimise cash flow and operational efficiency.
  • Support compliance with reporting requirements, governance standards, and internal controls.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across financial processes, reporting, and business performance.

Skills & Experience

  • Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent) with strong post-qualification experience in a Finance Business Partner, FP&A, or Commercial Finance role.
  • Previous experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment is highly desirable.
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and provide clear, actionable insights.
  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to challenge and support at all levels of the business.
  • Strong knowledge of cost accounting, product costing, and margin analysis in a manufacturing context.
  • Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills; experience with ERP systems and BI tools (e.g., Power BI, SAP, Oracle) preferred.
  • Proven ability to work in a fast-paced PLC environment with multiple priorities and deadlines.
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