Finance Manager – Manufacturing

Peterborough: Cambridgeshire
Site based with some flexibility
 
Broster Buchanan are delighted to be supporting a long standing manufacturing client as they look to add an additional head to the finance team.
 
Working closely with the Finance Director, this role will play a pivotal part within the finance team, working on a range of operational accounting improvements to drive better efficiencies, margins and more informed reporting, alongside business partnering with sales and marketing
 
Managing a small team, you will be a competent people manager who takes pride in supporting colleagues development (practical and studies) and leads by example.
 
Key duties include:
 
– Implement cost control measures and identify opportunities for cost optimisation across the manufacturing processes .
– Conduct in-depth financial analysis, including variance analysis to drive insights and improve operational performance
– Support NPD and post performance analysis
– Drive initiatives to help offset inflationary pressures
– Manage purchase price variances.
– Oversee weekly flash reporting
– Complete and review site KPI’s
– CAPEX tracking and forecasting
– Review and appraisal of commercial contracts
– Build strong working partnerships builder with other departments (manufacturing, sales, supply chain etc.),
– Management of small team
 
The right candidate for this role will have strong Manufacturing accounting experience, and be fully Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA.
 
This offers the chance to secure many quick wins and add real value in an environment that will allow you to own process improvements.
 
Salary £70,000-£80,000 plus wide ranging benefits
 
Please reach out to matthewshirley@brosterbuchanan.com if this sounds like the next logical step in your career.