Job Description
Finance Business Partner
£65,000- £75,000 + Bonus + Excellent BenefitsHybrid Working & flexible hours, Permanent Thirsk
Robert Half Accountancy and Finance are recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join a highly successful manufacturing business based in Thirsk.
This is a high-impact role for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working closely with operations. You will act as the key link between Finance and the manufacturing site, turning data into meaningful insight, challenging assumptions, and driving continuous improvement across performance, cost, and efficiency.
The Role:
- Partner with site leadership teams to understand operational drivers and deliver clear financial insight
- Support performance reviews, highlighting opportunities to reduce cost, enhance margin, and optimise processes
- Provide real-time financial analysis to support production planning, inventory, and capacity utilisation
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and product costing
- Prepare and present monthly management packs with strong performance commentary.
- Support CapEx evaluations, working capital improvements
- Drive improvements in reporting, automation and digital tools
- Build financial understanding across non-finance teams and ensure strong financial control
Requirements:
- Qualified CIMA/ACCA/ACA or equivalent
- Experience in a similar Finance Business Partner role
- Strong understanding of manufacturing cost structures and variance analysis - advantageous yet not essential
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insight
- Confident communicator with strong influencing ability across operations
- Continuous improvement mindset; experience in lean/Six Sigma desirable.
What's on offer:
- £65,000- £75,000
- Bonus
- Hybrid and flexible working
- A range of exciting benefits
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