Finance Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Finance Analyst to join a market-leading international manufacturing business near the Wirral, operating within a highly specialised and rapidly growing sector. This organisation is experiencing significant investment and expansion following a major strategic transaction.

Client Details

This is a high-visibility role offering exposure to senior leadership, operational stakeholders and key strategic projects. You'll be instrumental in providing financial insight, driving performance and supporting business decision-making across a complex manufacturing environment.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Finance Analyst include:

• Producing detailed manufacturing performance analysis, including labour, material, overhead and production cost reporting

• Monitoring product profitability, margins and cost of sales performance across multiple product lines

• Supporting month-end processes, providing variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year performance

• Analysing inventory, stock movements, slow-moving stock and working capital trends

• Developing and maintaining manufacturing KPIsKPIs to support operational decision-making

• Partnering with Production, Supply Chain and Operations teams to identify efficiencies and cost reduction opportunities

• Performing detailed analysis of raw material costs, yields, scrap rates and production variances

• Supporting annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-range financial planning processes

• Preparing business cases and financial evaluations for capital expenditure and investment projects

• Delivering customer, product and market profitability analysis to support commercial decision-making

• Supporting pricing reviews through margin analysis and commercial modelling

• Producing financial models and scenario analysis to evaluate business risks and opportunities

• Assisting with continuous improvement initiatives, helping drive enhanced reporting and data visibility across the business

• Working closely with senior management to provide insight into operational performance and strategic growth initiatives Profile

A successful Finance Analyst should have:

• Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, process, chemical or industrial business

• Strong understanding of standard costing, variance analysis and manufacturing finance principles

• Commercially minded with the ability to translate data into actionable business insight

• Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERPERP systems

• Confident working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders

• Part-qualified, finalist or qualified CIMACIMA, ACCAACCA or ACAACA (or qualified by experience) Job Offer

This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who enjoys getting beyond the numbers and truly understanding how a manufacturing business operates. You'll have exposure to everything from production performance and inventory management through to commercial profitability, strategic investment projects and operational improvement initiatives, giving you a genuine seat at the table rather than producing reports from the sidelines.

Benefits include:

• Competitive salary

• Dynamic working

• Huge commercial exposure and growth opportunities

• Fantastic supportive & commercial leadership