Finance Business Partner

Are you looking for the opportunity to work as a Finance Business Partner, working within a busy manufacturing site in the Rail & Rolling Stock sector.

Ford & Stanley – The Rail Recruitment Experts are recruiting a Finance Business Partner for a leading manufacturer of innovative Rail and Traffic Management products.

The Opportunity

• A dynamic role, with the chance to engage in pricing, bid work, and offer support to site leaders in bringing in new business.
• Opportunity to work in a friendly and productive environment.
• Flexibility within working hours, including hybrid working and the opportunity to manage your own workload and diary.

Location:

Southport (Including working from home)

Role and Responsibilities:

• Report directly to the SMT providing business critical insight – becoming an important person on site.

• Supporting key areas of the business from a financial standpoint, allowing the company to understand their financial situation in greater detail and to ensure business improvement and progression.

• Financial reporting, reviewing company budgets, product cost breakdown, quarterly forecasting, reviewing customer prices and involvement within the procurement process.

The Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a proactive and communicative individual able to work independently from a geographically separate finance structure. They will be managing a finance assistant and on top of the financial reporting, are also responsible for the oversite of pricing and bid work generated by the business.

Essentials

• ACCA qualification
• SAP experience (or previous use of alternative ERP systems)
• Previous experience with business improvement and strategic planning.
• Experience of forecasting, analysing and interpreting financial data.

Desirable

• CIMA qualification (Including 5 years post qualification experience).
• Manufacturing background experience.

Closing Date: 13th May 2024

Likely Job Titles: Finance Assistant, Finance Manager, Finance BP.

About Ford & Stanley Group

Ford & Stanley Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness.

Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is a Disability Confident Committed employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.