European Finance Business Partner

Michael Page (UK); Oldham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

• A well established manufacturing site that is part of a much larger Group
• An opportunity to add real value through business partnering with operations

About Our Client

My client, who are market leaders in their high tech manufacturing space, are a circa £250 million turnover business in Europe that are part of a much larger £2 billion turnover global parent Group who are headquartered in the US. In the UK, they have 2 manufacturing sites with circa 850 employees. The business is very acquisitive and a lot of their success in recent years has been through acquisition.

Job Description

• In this role you can expect to spend circa 60-70% of your time business partnering and the rest of your time on BAU Finance activities
• General ledger accounting including completion of the period end close process
• Inventory standard costing & PPV, reserve calculations/reconciliations plus reports for the corporate team
• Revenue reserves/reconciliations
• Provision of inputs and insights into the monthly forecasting process
• Preparation of analysis and reporting departmental expenditure to support operational decision making, with a focus on cost control
• Provide continuous financial insight to the business through participating in operational meetings
• Consigned inventory oversight and reconciliation
• Support team members with standard cost creation and transfer price requests
• Year-end standard cost review
• Year-end fixed asset verification review
• Supporting annual statutory audit and reporting
• ONS returns
• Ad hoc projects as directed by the Commercial Finance Manager and/or Financial Controller

The Successful Applicant

The position is particularly suited to someone with a solid accounting background, preferably a qualified Chartered Accountant with the ability to hit the ground running, ideally from a manufacturing environment.

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA - this role will consider candidates coming out of Practice for the 1st time.
• Ability to prioritise and manage several tasks and projects at the same time
• A strong work ethic with an ability to work to deadlines
• Ability to gain the confidence and trust of internal customers and manage expectations effectively
• Analytical and decision-making skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to build and maintain solid working relationships within their team and with their customer departments
• Ability to integrate and work positively within a cross-functional team environment
• Self confidence
• Genuine interest in both gaining knowledge of a high-tech manufacturing business and developing others through a willingness to share experience and knowledge
• Good to advanced Excel skills

What's on Offer

A competitive salary, an opportunity to learn from a strong Finance team and a genuine chance to add value through business partnering with operations.