Head of Management Accounts​/FBP

Position: Head of Management Accounts / FBP
Reference: 4843427

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Location:

Leeds Salary: 70,000 - 75,000 + Benefits (per annum)
Job type:
Permanent Working pattern:
Full time Industry: Manufacturing & Production / Senior Finance Qualified Company:
Hays Consultant:
Laura Hawksworth Hays office:
Sheffield — Floor 2, Fountain Precinct, Balm Green Phone:
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Laura.

Hawksworth Head of Management Accounts / Senior Finance Business Partner West Yorkshire | Hybrid & Flexible Working
Up to 75,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified accountant to join a successful FMCG business in West Yorkshire in a senior and highly visible finance role.

As Head of Management Accounts / Senior Finance Business Partner, you will lead the Management Accounting function whilst acting as a key commercial partner to senior stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Innovation and Development.

This is much more than a traditional reporting role. You will provide the insight, challenge and commercial thinking that helps shape business decisions, improve profitability and support sustainable growth.

The role

You will take ownership of:

Leading, coaching and developing the Management Accounting team Ownership of monthly management accounts, reporting, commentary and performance analysis

Leading budgets, forecasts, latest estimates and longer-term planning

Improving forecasting accuracy and identifying emerging risks and opportunities

Partnering with senior commercial and operational stakeholders across the business

Providing clear commercial insight around customers, brands, products, channels, pricing and margins

Leading profitability analysis and identifying opportunities to improve commercial performance

Overseeing trade investment, commercial accruals and off-invoice discount processes

Developing meaningful MI, dashboards and reporting that supports better decision-making

Modernising and simplifying reporting, forecasting and planning processes

Driving greater automation, efficiency and control across the finance function

Supporting audit, statutory requirements and wider financial governance

You will also champion the effective use of systems and technology including SAP, Power BI, Excel, and Copilot, helping the team move towards more efficient and insightful reporting.

What we're looking forYou will be a qualified accountant, ACA, ACCA or CIMA, with strong commercial finance and management accounting experience gained within an FMCG environment.

You will combine strong technical foundations with a genuinely commercial approach and will be comfortable challenging, influencing and partnering with senior stakeholders outside of finance.

Previous team leadership experience is important, alongside a track record of developing people, improving reporting and driving better financial insight and decision-making.

Experience working with SAP, Power BI, or similar reporting and commercial systems would be advantageous.

What's on offer?

Salary up to 75,000

Car allowance

Annual bonus

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours
27 days' holiday + bank holidays

Pension Healthcare Free  onsite parking

Excellent wider benefits package

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious senior finance professional looking for a broad leadership role combining management accounting, commercial finance business partnering, team development and finance transformation within a successful FMCG environment.

What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #4843427 - Laura Hawksworth