Finance Business Partner

I’m pleased to be working with a leading FMCG business that is looking to appoint a Manufacturing Finance Manager to support its UK manufacturing operation and wider European Operations team.

This is a broad, commercially focused role combining manufacturing finance, cost control and senior business partnering, with the opportunity to influence both operational and strategic decision-making.

The role will involve:

• Taking ownership of financial performance across a key UK manufacturing operation
• Leading budgeting, forecasting, month-end reporting and financial controls
• Analysing factory costs, production performance, inventory and margins
• Partnering with Operations and Supply Chain to identify cost‑saving and efficiency opportunities
• Providing financial input into product costing, new products and commercial decisions
• Supporting supply chain finance, pricing and inventory management
• Providing financial insight and reporting to senior European Operations stakeholders
• Supporting CAPEX investment cases, business planning and operational improvement projects
• Occasional travel across the UK and Europe

About you:

We’re looking for a qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA or CIMA) with strong experience within manufacturing, FMCG, plant or operational finance.

You’ll ideally have experience across:

• Manufacturing / factory finance
• Product costing and inventory
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Operational performance analysis
• Business partnering with senior Operations stakeholders
• Cost reduction and continuous improvement
• Financial modelling and business cases

This would suit someone currently working as a Plant Finance Manager, Manufacturing Finance Manager, Operations Finance Manager, Plant Controller or Senior Finance Business Partner who is looking for a broader role with European exposure.

Please note:

this position requires a minimum of 4 days per week onsite in Dartford.