Finance Business Partner

We're recruiting a Finance Manager to act as the number‑one finance professional on‑site for a fast‑paced manufacturing operation within the aerospace sector.

This is a high-impact role supporting the Site Managing Director and operational leadership team, taking ownership of financial control, manufacturing reporting, and post‑acquisition integration into a wider Group structure.

You'll play a key role in strengthening financial processes, delivering robust management reporting, and ensuring compliance with UK GAAP / FRS 102 in a production‑driven environment.

• Deliver monthly management accounts (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow).
• Own production variance reporting, standard costing performance, WIP and stock valuation.
• Lead monthly close and ensure accurate overhead absorption and cost allocation.
• Align reporting with Group consolidation standards.

• Maintain standard costs and overhead rates.
• Analyse material usage, labour efficiency, scrap, yield and machine utilisation variances.
• Oversee stock integrity including stock takes and cycle counting.
• Support operational leaders with margin and efficiency analysis.

• Ensure compliance with UK GAAP / FRS 102 and Group policy.
• Maintain robust internal controls across stock and production processes.
• Lead external audit process and statutory reporting.
• Prepare VAT returns and corporation tax information packs.

• Lead finance integration of a newly acquired manufacturing business.
• Support system migration and reporting alignment.
• Develop a consistent and scalable monthly reporting pack.

• Lead annual budgets and rolling forecasts aligned to production drivers.
• Deliver scenario modelling and capex ROI analysis.
• Manage working capital facilities including invoice discounting.
• Drive stock and cash flow optimisation initiatives.

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified.
• Strong technical grounding in UK GAAP / FRS 102.
• Proven experience within manufacturing or industrial environments.
• Deep understanding of standard costing, stock accounting and production cost flows.
• Experience operating as a standalone or site‑lead finance professional.
• ERP experience (SAP, Oracle, Navision, Infor, Syteline etc.).
• Comfortable partnering operational leaders within a factory setting.
• Hands‑on, commercially aware, and confident operating during change and integration.

Eligibility to live and work in the UK under ITAR restrictions is essential.

• True site-level ownership.
• Exposure to post‑acquisition integration.
• Operational influence and commercial impact.
• Opportunity to shape reporting and controls from the ground up.