Finance Business Partner / Finance Business Partneress

Job Overview

Position: Finance Business Partner

Location: East Midlands

Salary: £70,000+ + Benefits

About the Company

W Talent Finance is a specialist recruitment partner dedicated to placing high-caliber accounting professionals across both practice and commerce & industry markets. With a deep understanding of the finance landscape, we support businesses ranging from ambitious SMEs to established international organizations, delivering tailored recruitment solutions that drive business performance.

We are partnering with a well-established, specialist manufacturing business operating within a technically advanced and highly regulated industry. The organization supplies complex, high-value components to major customers within the global engineering and aerospace supply chain.

With a strong focus on quality, operational performance, and continuous improvement, the business operates in an environment where precision, efficiency, and robust financial control are critical to success. This role offers an opportunity to join a technically sophisticated manufacturing environment, working closely with senior finance leadership and operational colleagues to support performance, strengthen financial processes, and contribute to the continued success of the business.

The Role

As a Finance Business Partner, you will be integral to the finance function, collaborating closely with the Finance Director to ensure effective management of day-to-day financial operations and the delivery of accurate, timely, and meaningful financial information.

This is a hands-on position suited to an experienced finance professional who enjoys being detail-oriented, taking ownership of financial data, and working collaboratively with various departments. You will be responsible for:

• Ensuring the integrity of financial reporting
• Overseeing the smooth running of month-end processes
• Maintaining robust financial controls within a manufacturing environment
• Understanding the relationship between financial performance and operational activity, including production costs, inventory, and business efficiency
• Investigating variances and providing practical financial insights to support decision-making
• Bringing a proactive, commercially aware, and solutions-focused approach to the finance function

This is an excellent opportunity for a capable Financial Controller looking to make a tangible impact within an established manufacturing organization, combining strong technical accounting skills with commercial awareness and a willingness to delve into the details.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the monthly management accounts process, ensuring accurate and timely reporting
• Prepare and review profit and loss accounts, balance sheets, cash flow information, and supporting schedules
• Manage month-end and year-end processes to ensure financial information is complete and accurate
• Analyze financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods
• Monitor manufacturing costs, production expenditure, and operational performance
• Support product costing and analysis of material, labor, and overhead variances
• Maintain robust balance sheet reconciliations
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and internal financial policies
• Coordinate year-end audit requirements and liaise with external auditors
• Review and improve finance processes and internal controls
• Provide financial analysis and management information to support decision-making
• Build effective working relationships across finance, operations, and the wider business

About You

• Proven experience in a Financial Controller, Finance Manager, or equivalent finance role
• Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, or complex operational business is essential
• Strong technical accounting skills and experience with month-end reporting
• Good understanding of management accounts and financial controls
• Comfortable working closely with a Finance Director and taking responsibility for financial processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with excellent attention to detail
• Confident in communicating financial information to non-financial stakeholders
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel
• Qualified, part-qualified, or qualified by experience, with relevant practical experience and technical capability

What's on Offer

• Competitive salary of £70,000+
• Opportunity to work closely with the Finance Director in a pivotal finance role
• A hands-on position within a specialist manufacturing environment
• The chance to contribute to financial reporting, controls, and process improvement
• A varied role combining technical accounting with commercial business partnering
• Supportive working environment with opportunities to build strong relationships across the business

Apply online using the form below. Please note that only applications matching the job profile will be considered.