Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a well-respected and profitable Manufacturing business in Barnsley as they look to recruit a Finance Business Partner for their operations team. 

Benefits will include: -

Salary of up to £50,000
Company bonus scheme (Based on both personal and company targets)
28 days holiday + Bank holidays 
Company pension scheme 
You will be working as part of a dedicated team of 3, directly responsible for 1 member of staff to manage the financials for the cost and financial operations of 3 of the company's factories in the UK. The role will be primarily office based with the flexibility to work one day a week from home. The role works out of the Barnsley site with occasional travel to other sites but this will be infrequent.

The role will be widely varied and will involves working closely with a range of non-financial stakeholders in order to manage costs, budgets and forecasts across the manufacturing facilities. Duties will include: - 

Manage one member of Ops Finance Team
Business partner with Senior non-financial stakeholders, supporting with detailed analysis of financial and KPI reports. Drive meaningful insights to advise and influence stakeholders' decision-making to maximise profit.
Working with Operational Managers to challenge variance analysis and drive efficiencies.
Lead in the preparation of monthly, quarterly forecasts, as well as annual budgets.
Continual communication with cost centre heads to analyse actuals and forecasting predictions.
Monitoring and querying management account packs focusing on driving profitability and performance.
Improve the impact and understanding of financial reporting on business performance by providing analysis and delivering insight linking financials to business strategy.
Ensure reporting is delivered with quality in a timely manner, accurately ensuring a framework of controls and reconciliations exists to underpin the whole data set.
Manage and develop the reporting inputs, engaging with the local Finance Teams to deliver a first-class end-to-end finance service.
Ad hoc, proactive investigation, reports, capital proposals and financial propositions relevant to business/ function strategy and performance

To be successful for this role you will have the following skills and experiences: 

CIMA/ ACCA Qualified (Qualified by experience will also be considered)
5 years' experience in finance 
Experience gained with an operational/ manufacturing sector 
Ability to communicate financial data with non-financial stakeholders 
Advanced Excel skills with the ability to extract and interpret key information from large data sets.
Analytical mindset - able to interpret data and produce meaningful insight
Time management and prioritisation in a fast-paced environment
Strong interpersonal skills and able to demonstrate the ability to engage with and influence stakeholders
Comfortable in preparing detailed financial and performance models to aid decision making
Verbal and written presentation skills - present findings and influence decision
Desire to get involved with the business and not just run finance from spreadsheets.

If you are interested in this role, please send in your CV today