Finance Business Partner

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a part qualified or qualified Management Accountant / Finance Business Partner to join a highly successful, privately owned and profitable manufacturing business in West Yorkshire. You would be joining a well-established, substantial business with an excellent reputation in its sector.

This is a particularly attractive opportunity for an ambitious accountant looking to develop a broad, commercially focused role within a business where finance has a genuine influence on operational performance and commercial decision-making.

Working closely with senior members of the finance department, you will take on a varied, multifaceted business partnering position, supporting operational, continuous improvement and commercial teams. The role combines management accounting, financial analysis, pricing and product costing, providing excellent exposure to the financial drivers of a large manufacturing operation.

• Work closely with operational and commercial teams to provide financial support and insight to aid decision-making.
• Prepare and deliver financial analysis and management information to support business performance.
• Support product costing activities, including reviewing costs and identifying areas for improvement.
• Provide financial input into pricing decisions, profitability reviews and commercial initiatives.
• Support the financial evaluation of new products and business opportunities.
• Analyse financial performance, investigate variances and highlight opportunities to improve profitability.
• Work with colleagues across the business to identify efficiencies, monitor cost savings and support improvement projects.
• Produce financial and commercial reports, including sales, margins and performance against budgets.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of financial systems, reporting processes and management information.
• Communicate financial information to stakeholders across the business, helping to improve understanding of performance and key financial drivers.

• ACCA or CIMA part qualified or qualified status.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing finance environment, ideally within another high-volume manufacturing business.
• A good understanding of standard costing, variance analysis and manufacturing performance.
• Strong analytical skills with an interest in pricing, margins, product profitability and commercial finance.
• The confidence to build relationships and challenge operational and commercial colleagues constructively.
• Strong Excel and systems skills, with an interest in improving reporting and financial processes.
• A proactive, practical approach and the ability to work across different functions within a business.

Salary: £45,000 - £55.000