Pineapple Recruitment Ltd
Finance Business Partner (Projects & Costings)
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Finance Business Partner (Projects & Costings)
Are you a commercially minded finance professional who thrives on getting behind operational data, mastering cost control, and driving business performance?
Pineapple Recruitment is partnered with a global manufacturing business in Worcestershire to recruit a Finance Business Partner focusing on Projects & Costings.
Key Responsibilities
In this hands-on, high-impact role, you will balance core cost accounting accuracy with strategic operational partnering:
- Standard Costing & Inventory Valuation: Own standard costing processes, oversee annual cost rolls, verify BOM/routing integrity, and manage inventory valuations, reserves, and cycle count audits.
- Project Cost Control: Business partner with Project Managers to lead monthly job cost reviews, challenge cost-to-complete estimates, monitor project budgets and support percentage-of-completion accounting.
- Operational Variance Analysis: Deliver detailed analysis on purchase price variances (PPV), material usage, labour efficiency, overhead absorption and margin erosion.
- Commercial Business Partnering: Translate inventory performance and cost trends into data-driven recommendations for Operations and Senior Leadership.
- Continuous Improvement: Streamline costing and reporting workflows, strengthen inventory controls, and improve overall cost transparency.
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Candidate Profile
- Experience: Proven track record in cost accounting, finance business partnering, inventory management, or project finance within manufacturing, engineering, or project-based environments.
- Technical Expertise: Strong mastery of standard costing routines, variance analysis, stock valuation, and project margin forecasting.
- Systems Proficiency: Excel skills combined with solid ERP experience (JDE preferred, but SAP or similar ERP exposure is great).
- Qualifications: Degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field (part-qualified or qualified CIMA/ACCA/CPA or equivalent preferred).
- Mindset: An analytical problem-solver who enjoys working alongside non-finance operational teams to challenge assumptions and drive continuous improvement.
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Package & Benefits
- Base Salary £50,000 - £60,000 per annum
- Hybrid working arrangements
- Annual discretionary bonus
- Private medical insurance & comprehensive health/wellbeing programmes
- Enhanced pension scheme & life assurance
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Generous holiday allowance
If interested, please apply for a confidential discussion.
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