On-site (5 days per week)
Salary: Up to £55,000
Manufacturing Environment
About W Talent
W Talent is a specialist recruitment partner working across finance and manufacturing sectors, connecting high-quality talent with leading businesses across the UK. We take a consultative, relationship-led approach and support both clients and candidates throughout the recruitment process.
We are currently partnering with a long-established manufacturing business to recruit a Senior Finance Business Partner to join their finance team.
The Opportunity
This is a commercially focused, hands-on finance business partnering role within a manufacturing environment. The position is not focused on statutory accounting, but instead on financial control, operational performance, and decision support across production and commercial teams.
You will play a key role in supporting the business to understand risks, opportunities, cost drivers, and shopfloor efficiency improvements, working closely with operational leaders to improve performance and financial visibility.
Key Responsibilities
Act as a key finance business partner across manufacturing and commercial functions
Support decision-making through analysis of risks, opportunities, and performance drivers
Provide insight into stock, inventory, and shopfloor efficiency improvements
Work closely with operational teams to improve cost control and overall business performance
Deliver clear financial reporting, insight, and commentary to senior stakeholders
Support continuous improvement initiatives across finance and operations
Extract and analyse financial and operational data using SAP
About You
Minimum 5 years' relevant finance experience
Strong background in manufacturing finance / business partnering
Experience supporting both commercial and operational teams
Strong understanding of stock, inventory, and production cost drivers
SAP experience (essential)
Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
Confident communicator able to influence non-finance stakeholders
Proactive, commercially minded, and comfortable in a site-based, hands-on role
Package & Benefits
Salary: Up to £55,000
Hours: 38 per week (earlier finish on Fridays)
Location: On-site, 5 days per week (limited flexibility available)
Bonus: 6% (company and individual performance dependent)
25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays (rising to 28 with service)
Additional holiday day for every 5 years' service
Option to buy/sell up to 5 days annually
5% employer pension contribution (post-probation)
Private healthcare (GP referral treatment)
Health cash plan (dental, optical and routine healthcare costs)
Profit share scheme
Wellbeing portal with lifestyle, fitness and financial tools
Annual £100 retail credit
Seasonal company events including Easter, Summer and Christmas gatherings
Open-door access to senior leadership team
Values-led culture: Learning Organisation, Winning Mindset, Engaged Teams
Contact Us
If you would like to apply or find out more about this opportunity, please contact W Talent
Salary description
£45000.00 - £55000.00 per year