Finance Manager

Finance Manager

Location:
Just Outside Leominster (Office-Based)

Salary:
Up to £65,000

This is an opportunity to step into a highly visible Finance Manager role where you'll influence operational performance, support strategic decision-making, and play a key part in a business focused on sustainability and resource recovery.

Our client is a well-established organisation operating within the manufacturing sector. They are seeking a commercially minded Finance Manager to partner with operations and senior leadership, driving financial performance across a complex production environment.

Reporting into the Financial Controller, you'll have overall responsibility for the site's financial management, reporting, forecasting and commercial analysis. This is a hands-on role requiring strong financial control alongside the ability to provide meaningful insight to operational stakeholders.

• Leading the month-end close process and production of management accounts
• Ownership of budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling
• Delivering board packs, KPI reporting and performance analysis
• Managing product costing and manufacturing finance reporting
• Analysing margins, profitability and operational performance
• Overseeing inventory control, stock reconciliations and working capital management
• Supporting capital expenditure projects and engineering spend governance
• Producing scenario analysis and business cases to support strategic decisions
• Driving financial controls and ensuring compliance with group policies
• Working closely with operational, commercial and engineering teams to improve profitability and performance

We're looking for a qualified finance professional who enjoys being close to operations and can translate financial data into actionable business insight.

You’ll ideally have:

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification
• Experience with in manufacturing, production, engineering, recycling or a similar operational environment
• Strong budgeting, forecasting and management reporting experience
• A solid understanding of product costing and stock control
• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERP systems
• Excellent stakeholder management and business partnering capabilities
• A proactive and commercial approach to problem solving

• Salary up to £65,000
• A key leadership role with significant autonomy and visibility
• Opportunity to influence business performance and strategic direction
• Stable and growing business operating within an exciting sustainability-focused sector
• Office-based role just outside Leominster

If you're a commercially focused Finance Manager looking for a role where you can genuinely make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to provide individual feedback to all applicants. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of submitting your application, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Thank you for taking the time to apply.