Nurfarm 360x180Michael Page Finance

Finance Business Partner
Bradford
£55,000 - £70,000 

Closing Date: 30/10/17 

Michael Page are proud to be partnering with Nufarm, one of the world's leading crop protection and specialist seeds companies. A really exciting time to join this growing and successful business!

Details about the Client

About Nufarm

We produce products to help farmers protect their crops against damage caused by weeds, pests and disease.

With manufacturing and marketing operations based in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the Americas, Nufarm employs more than 3,400 people, all of whom make a vital contribution to the company's reputation for quality products, innovation and first class marketing and technical support.

Nufarm is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (symbol NUF) and its head office is located at Laverton in Melbourne.

Welcome to Nufarm UK

Nufarm UK Ltd is one of the top six suppliers of agrochemical products in the UK, providing a full range of crop protection products for grassland, arable, horticultural crops and products for use in amenity situations and by local authorities.

Nufarm continues to widen its product range by investing in manufacturing plant and registration packages, ensuring the long term supply of top quality products to Nufarm customers.

Nufarm UK Ltd is based at Wyke near Bradford where a wide range of top quality crop protection products, chemical intermediates, performance chemicals and polymerisation inhibitors are manufactured. All this is backed by versatile formulation and packaging facilities. Products are exported throughout the world.

Detailed Job Description

As part of a new European finance model, Michael Page are pleased to be partnering exclusively with Nufarm to source a Finance Business Partner to work across the finance function.

Reporting to the Regional CFO, the Finance Business Partner will have the combination of being technically strong and possessing commercial awareness with the ability to drive results. You will need the ability to challenge and influence key stakeholders throughout the business, working closely with finance and non-finance departments to ensure a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Actuals analysis
  • Budgets and Forecasting
  • Strategic review of profitability, implementing and driving efficiencies
  • KPI management and review
  • Projects management
  • Activities within capital project accounting
  • Monitor and track capital projects and budget spending
  • Close/capitalize projects
  • Measure financial returns on completed capital projects
  • Activities within Profit centre accounting /cost management
  • Report on profitability
  • Expense management
  • Amortisation review and analysis

Candidate's Profile

Nufarm are ideally looking for a candidate with a recognised Accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) and who has experience in the agri-chem sector. However they are open on this for the right person.

You will also be a strong communicator with good interpersonal skills and a willingness to interact with individuals in the business at all levels.

Ideally you will also possess:

  • Project accounting experience
  • Contract experience

What's on offer

Competitive salary + benefits


Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Ref Code: MPGW13854415Z