Finance Manager - Site

Finance Manager – Manufacturing

A leading UK manufacturing business with multiple sites is looking to appoint a Finance Manager to lead finance across two major operations. This is a senior, highly visible role for a commercially minded finance leader who enjoys being embedded in operations and influencing performance on the ground.

Salary
: £70,000 to £75,000 + car allowance, Bonus, 10% pension

Contract
:
Permanent | Full-time

Responsibilities

• Leading operational financial planning, including modelling and performance forecasting
• Partnering with manufacturing and engineering leaders to drive productivity, efficiency and cost control
• Reviewing and challenging capital investment proposals and business cases
• Owning month end for the sites, ensuring strong controls
• Coordinating site forecasts, budgets and annual operating plans
• Delivering performance insight
• Driving high standards of reporting across labour, materials and operational metrics
• Acting as the senior point of escalation for all on-site finance matters
• Playing a key role in developing talent and embedding a high-performance culture
• Leading and developing a mixed team of qualified and part-qualified finance professionals

What you’ll bring to the Finance Manager role

• Fully qualified ACA, ACCA, CIMA
• Experience operating in a manufacturing, operations‑led or project‑driven environment
• Strong commercial instinct with the confidence to challenge at a senior level
• Demonstrated leadership capability with a coaching and development mindset
• Comfortable operating through change and ambiguity
• Able to translate complex financial issues into practical, commercial conversations
• Strong stakeholder management skills across both finance and non‑finance functions

Benefits

• 12.5% bonus

Seniority level
:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type
:
Full‑time

Job function
:
Finance