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 RoleWe’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.
- 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 in to Financial Controller quickly.
Apply here today!