We’re on the lookout for a Finance Business Partner (Operations) to help our production/warehousing managers make smart, informed decisions that drive profitability and keep things running smoothly. What you’ll be doing: • Partnering with Operations: Work closely with stakeholders to analyse costs, challenge costings, and monitor trends. You’ll be their go to person for all things finance • Shaping Decisions: Develop clear, user-friendly financial reports and coach colleagues to boost their financial know-how. • Keeping Projects on Track: Oversee costs, spot risks and opportunities, and ensure budgets stay on target. • Support Operations leadership in developing budgets and forecasts • Month-End processes: Lead month-end and year-end processes, including reconciliations, variance analysis, and reporting. • Driving Improvements: Continuously enhance management information, systems, and processes to keep us to be the best that we can be. • Lead and manage the standard costing process, system and reporting to help our Factory leadership understand and improve performance and explain reasons for variances to expectations • Lead and manage the inventory valuation and reporting process, system and reporting including provisions •Manage 1 team member, working together to improve team processes, systems and performance What we’re looking for: • Qualified CIMA or equivalent • Manufacturing experience: experience of standard costing systems, processes and reporting. •Experience of Distribution Centre's and key drivers of performance preferred but not essential • Solid experience in management accounting and month-end processes. • A keen eye for detail and enjoy unravelling complex data. • Pretty much an expert with Excel. • Clear communicator who can use non-finance speak to support and guide operational stakeholders. • A real team player who is able to build trusting relationships. • Not afraid to challenge to promote positive change. Why join us? • You will be working in a supportive team and have the opportunity to have a real impact on how we make our operations the very best that they can be.