Finance Business Partner - MTC Training

The Vacancy

MTC Training have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Finance Manager.

MTC Training are a wholly owned trading but not for profit subsidiary of the Manufacturing Technology Centre, (MTC). More information about MTC Training can be found HERE.

Operating from high quality training centres in Coventry, Oxford and Liverpool with ambition to open a new training centre in the Northeast of England and, overtime, in other regions.

Our mission is to develop training capabilities that embeds knowledge, skills and behaviours that future‑proof UK manufacturing. Aligning technical content identified in MTC's core business to our apprenticeship and commercial (engineer upskilling) is at the core of our strategy. Ours is an end‑to‑end business made up of three key parts:

• Training Services – identify future skills and develop training content required to deliver the manufacturing technologies of now and the future.
• Training & Skills – delivers high quality apprenticeships and upskilling and reskilling courses.
• Events – delivers events on behalf of UK manufacturing that range from national conferences with international reach to small high‑profile meetings and everything in‑between.

Our customers range from global multi‑nationals through to local small to medium size enterprises (SMEs), who are committed to high quality and being market‑leading. We deliver high quality skills which are recognised in many ways:
Ofsted "Good" with outstanding features, multiple awarding winning apprentices including medals at World Skills competitions, annual sponsorship by Lloyds Banking Group of £1m, to name but a few.

As Manager you’ll provide strategic financial support as well as in‑depth, accurate and timely financial planning and analysis. Delivering high‑impact insights that drive and influence the right decisions, to optimise, control and deliver business performance and strategy. It will lead both near‑term forecasting and long‑range strategic planning for MTC Training.

You’ll be working with government agencies, (currently the Department for Education (DfE)) with oversight of funding streams for skills and education programmes.

• Strategic Financial Insights:
  Partnering with the MTC Training leadership team to collaboratively drive business performance and achieve budget and strategic targets using in‑depth strategic financial insight.
• Strategic Business Partnering:
  Be a critical finance friend to the business, by helping "connect the dots," from actions to financial impacts and outcomes. Participation in meetings to present financial performance to key stakeholders.
• Strategic Business Planning:
  Considering opportunities for the business to expand or grow. Mapping out growth plans, including capital expenditures and investments. Generating short‑to‑long‑term financial forecasts and tracking progress against.
• Continuous Improvement:
  Working with the finance team and wider business to drive and implement continuous improvement.
• Delivery Unit Reporting:
  Oversee the preparation and analysis of delivery unit reports.
• Monthly S&OP Processes:
  Consolidate MTC Training monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) 15‑month forecast, providing analysis and insights through reporting and steer‑co meetings.
• Weekly Flash Reports: providing senior management with weekly financial updates.
• Commercial Pricing Strategies:
  Develop and support commercial pricing strategies to enhance profitability.
• Budgeting and forecasting: developing 5‑year plans, annual budgets, quarterly forecasting.
• DfE – ensure MTC Training acts in full compliance with approved financial policies and rules.
• Stat Accounts – Collaborate with others to support the statutory accounts process, ensuring compliance with DfE funding requirements.
• Company Secretary for MTC Training – Working with the Group's Head of Legal, oversee the Company Secretarial duties and activities for MTC Training. Facilitating communication and ensuring the Board functions effectively.

We’re looking for a highly experienced Finance Manager who is either CIMA, ACCA or ACA qualified and has previous experience working in leadership…