Overview
Finance Business Partner | Derby | Manufacturing | Full-time, Permanent | £60,000 – £65,000 + Bonus + Benefits | Hybrid Working
Are you a commercially driven finance professional who thrives on partnering with operational leaders to influence performance? We’re recruiting a Finance Business Partner to support a key manufacturing site in Derby, playing a pivotal role in driving financial insight, control, and decision-making across the business. This is a hands-on, value-adding role where you’ll work closely with site leadership, providing clear financial guidance, challenging assumptions, and helping translate numbers into actionable outcomes. If you are a qualified accountant, with strong manufacturing finance knowledge and a collaborative mindset, this role offers genuine impact and visibility.
Responsibilities
- Partner with site leadership to support operational and strategic decision-making.
- Own budgeting, forecasting and overhead control, delivering meaningful variance analysis and insight.
- Monitor and evaluate cost performance, identifying risks and opportunities to improve profitability.
- Support CAPEX planning and investment appraisals.
- Drive continuous improvement in financial processes, controls and reporting.
- Act as a trusted advisor, balancing financial rigour with commercial pragmatism.
What we’re looking for
- Qualified Accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA).
- Strong background in manufacturing finance, including cost accounting.
- Proven experience in a business partnering or site-based finance role.
- Advanced Excel skills
- Confident communicator with the ability to influence non-finance stakeholders.
- Proactive, analytical and solution-focused approach.
What’s on Offer
- Salary of £60,000 – £65,000
- Bonus scheme
- Hybrid working to support work-life balance
- Supportive and collaborative site leadership team
- Opportunity to shape and influence site-level financial performance
Note
This description excludes non-job content and recruitment boilerplate. For context, the original description included agency attribution and privacy notices that are not part of the role responsibilities.
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