Finance Business Partner
- Recruiter
- Hamilton Woods Associates
- Location
- England, West Midlands, Coventry
- Salary
- £45,000 - £55,000 per annum + Excellent benefits
- Posted
- 10 Oct 2019
- Closes
- 17 Oct 2019
- Ref
- VP-HWA-QS309
- Contact
- Vijay Patel
- Job Title
- Finance Business Partner
- Category
- Manufacturing / Engineering
- Experience Levels
- Manager
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Finance Business Partner to join the Coventry team of an established SME Manufacturing business. This is a permanent, full time opportunity.
The Business
This well-established, reputable SME pride themselves on their ability to provide high quality products, service and technology across multiple disciplines within the UK.
Role Specification
As the appointed Finance Business Partner, you will be the number 1 finance person on site with reporting lines to the Site GM and Group CFO, providing business partnering and analysis across the business unit.
Key Duties:
- Develop and maintain a strong working relationship with the site GM and all functions
- Liaise with other site finance leads to ensure best practice is shared and adopted
- Stock control - understanding not only the true product flow on the manufacturing floor but also how this is reflected in systems
- Reconciliation and auditing of financial control information, providing accurate information to internal site departments, business units and group management
- Drive system improvements on site to enable increased Financial control
- Proactively seek opportunities for continuous improvement throughout
- Work with the senior management team to deliver the agreed annual budget and weekly forecasts and when necessary provide analysis of variances from budget and forecast
Candidate Profile
The Finance Business Partner will require the following attributes:
- A fully Qualified Accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA) with post qualification experience
- Engineering or Manufacturing finance experience as a minimum
- Progressive track record of successfully operating at finance manager / business partner level within a fast-paced environment
- Strong IT and systems knowledge with a skill set to effectively implement financial software projects
- Strong communication skills with the capability to communicate confidently internally and externally
- Able to work within an agreed established framework and cope with pressure, taking responsibility for decisions and owning the account plans
- Strong attention to detail and ability to report accurately with a desire to dig into variances and understand and fix root cause
- High levels of professionalism, integrity and ethical awareness
- Determination and resilience, with the drive to complete tasks
- Excellent analytical and numeric skills together with the ability to identify and interpret market trends
Job Offer
On offer for this Finance Business Partner opportunity:
- £45,000 - £55,000
- 10% Bonus
- Benefits including pension scheme and holidays
Apply Now
To be immediately considered for this Coventry based Finance Business Partner role, please get in contact with your CV as soon as possible.