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Finance Business Partner

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established and highly regarded manufacturing business in Doncaster, at a key stage in its continued growth and development. As Finance Business Partner, you will take on a highly visible and commercially focused role, working closely with teams across the business to provide financial insight, challenge and support.

You will have the opportunity to get close to the operation, build strong relationships with senior stakeholders and play an important role in helping the business understand performance, manage budgets and make informed decisions.

The role offers genuine breadth, combining budgeting and forecasting with commercial analysis, financial reporting, reconciliations and business partnering. You will work collaboratively across the organisation, helping teams understand the financial impact of their decisions and identifying opportunities and risks along the way.

You will be encouraged to look beyond the numbers, providing meaningful insight that supports both the day-to-day operation and the wider strategic objectives of the business.

 

The Role

As Finance Business Partner, you will work closely with stakeholders across the manufacturing business, providing financial support, analysis and challenge across budgets, forecasts and business performance.

Key responsibilities will include:

  • Partnering with different departments across the business to provide financial insight, guidance and support

  • Supporting the budgeting and forecasting process, including monthly and quarterly income and expenditure forecasts

  • Providing detailed variance analysis, helping stakeholders understand performance and identify areas of opportunity or risk

  • Working closely with budget holders to provide effective budgetary control and activity forecasting

  • Preparing and reviewing financial expenditure statements, ensuring information is accurate and meaningful

  • Completing quarterly and year-end reconciliations

  • Translating financial information into clear commercial insight to support decision making

  • Building strong relationships with senior stakeholders and challenging assumptions where appropriate

  • Acting as a key point of contact for external auditors and supporting the year-end audit process

  • Working collaboratively with other Finance Business Partners and Senior Leadership Teams to ensure key deadlines are achieved

  • Supporting continuous improvement across financial reporting, processes and systems

  • Providing ad hoc financial analysis and insight to support wider business projects and strategic decision making

Person specification:

  • ACCA/ACA/CIMA – part qualified or qualified

 

For further information or a private and confidential conversation either for this specific opportunity or your personal job search please contact Demi Trueman on 0114 261 1700.

 

 

 

 

 

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.