Finance Business Partner

Overview

Finance Business Partner

Humdinger, Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire

Are you a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys being close to operations, influencing decisions and driving real business performance?

Finance doesn't sit on the sidelines at Humdinger - this is an opportunity to become a key member of the site leadership team at one of Zertus UK&I's growing manufacturing locations, using financial insight to influence decisions, improve performance across the factory and help shape the future direction of the site.

Position Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Humdinger, Sherburn-in-Elmet, LS25 with flexible hybrid working
Salary: Up to £55,000 dependent on experience + 10% annual bonus

Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 16:30

Closing date: 07/09/2026

• Partner with the Site Director and operational leadership team to improve site performance.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting processes.
• Analyse labour, material usage, yield, waste, overheads and manufacturing variances.
• Deliver financial insight that supports operational decision-making.
• Support capital investment appraisals, ROI analysis and benefits tracking.
• Improve reporting, dashboards and visibility of operational cost drivers.
• Strengthen stock governance, inventory reporting and financial controls.
• Coach and influence non-finance stakeholders to build financial accountability.

We're looking for someone who can bring both strong finance expertise and the ability to influence operational performance. You'll ideally have:

• Experience with in a manufacturing environment, ideally food, drink or other FMCG, with a strong understanding of operational challenges and opportunities.
• Experience partnering with stakeholders across multiple sites or complex operational functions.
• Previous experience in a Finance Business Partner, Commercial Finance, Site Finance or Operational Finance role with exposure to senior stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing KPIs, including labour, yield, waste, productivity, stock and overhead performance.
• Advanced Excel skills, alongside experience using reporting and business intelligence tools such as Power BI, Qlik or similar.
• A good understanding of supply chain and operational finance processes.
• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).

What Will Make You Successful?

• You're a confident communicator who can build credibility with both finance and operational teams.
• You enjoy challenging constructively and turning data into practical actions and business improvements.
• You're commercially minded, analytical and naturally curious about what drives performance.
• You take a hands-on approach, are comfortable getting into the detail and enjoy improving processes and ways of working.
• You can work at pace, prioritise effectively and remain focused in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
• You have a collaborative leadership style and are passionate about developing financial understanding across non-finance teams.

• Competitive salary of up to £55,000 plus bonus plan.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (33 in total) plus holiday purchase scheme.
• 4% employer and 5 % employee pension plan.
• Life assurance plan x4 basic salary.
• Various salary sacrifice schemes including pension payments, cycle to work and electric car (subject to meeting minimum criteria).
• Healthcare cash plan via paycare (Dental, Optical, Chiropody, Professional Therapy, Counselling) with a value over £400 each year.
• Play a genuine business partnering role, helping drive productivity, efficiency and profitability improvements.
• Work in a complex manufacturing environment where your recommendations lead directly to operational action.
• Support a site with ambitious performance improvement and growth objectives.
• Build your career within one of the UK's leading chocolate and snack manufacturers with training, development and professional membership opportunities.

Humdinger’s Sherburn-in-Elmet site is a fast-growing confectionery facility producing over 5,000 tonnes of chocolate and snacking products annually. With advanced technologies including belt coating, button manufacture, drop rolling, and hard panning, the site supports a diverse customer base across retail, third-party, and B2B channels. The site offers a dynamic environment where technical leadership plays a pivotal role in driving quality, compliance, and innovation.

Humdinger is an equal…