Supply Chain Finance Business Partner
Robert Walters
Remote
Key Responsibilities
- Provide finance business partnering support to manufacturing and operations teams.
- Lead financial analysis and reporting related to production costs and operational performance.
- Oversee cost accounting and factory accounting activities, including product costing and variance analysis.
- Monitor production costs, budgets and operational expenditure, identifying cost optimisation opportunities.
- Provide financial insights to support operational decision-making and improve profitability.
- Partner with Operations to drive productivity, efficiency and cost improvements.
- Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning for manufacturing operations.
- Monitor inventory, production variances and key operational financial KPIs.
- Ensure strong financial controls and accuracy of operational financial reporting.
- Prepare management reports and provide actionable insights to the Head of Supply Chain Finance and operational leadership.
- Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or a related field.
- 5+ years' experience in finance, preferably within FMCG, manufacturing or a similar environment.
- Strong track record in cost accounting, factory accounting and financial analysis.
- Good understanding of manufacturing costs, product costing, inventory and production variances.
- Experience partnering closely with Operations and manufacturing teams.
- Strong analytical, commercial and problem-solving skills.
- Professional accounting qualification such as ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent is preferred.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management capabilities