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Finance Business Partner : Manufacturing Transformation
Location: Preston, ideally onsite
Benefits
- Excellent salary, bonus
- Private healthcare
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
About the Role
This is not your typical Finance Business Partner role. This position offers a seat at the table where decisions are made, performance is shaped, and transformation happens in real time.
We are looking for a commercially driven Finance Business Partner to become a true partner to our manufacturing operation, working side-by-side with Manufacturing Value Stream Leaders and operational teams to:
- Drive performance,
- Unlock opportunities, and
- Turn data into action.
As the business is embedding World Class Manufacturing (WCM), finance is stepping firmly onto the shop floor. This role is right at the heart of that journey.
The Opportunity
You will act as the financial co-pilot to manufacturing leaders, helping steer performance across value streams by connecting operational activity with financial outcomes. Roles include:
- From productivity and waste reduction to cost optimisation and efficiency;
- Translating ground-level activities into clear, actionable insight; and
- Helping shape what happens next.
This is a role for someone who wants to move beyond reporting and dive into real influence.
Responsibilities
- Partner with Value Stream Leaders:
- Drive performance,
- Challenge assumptions, and
- Support decision-making at the source.
- Translate operational activity into financial insight, connecting shop-floor performance with P&L outcomes.
- Support the rollout of World Class Manufacturing (WCM) by embedding financial thinking into continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify opportunities across productivity, cost, and efficiency, turning them into measurable results.
- Lead financial planning activities, including budgeting, forecasting, and performance tracking.
- Strengthen financial control while keeping pace with a fast-evolving manufacturing environment.
- Provide clear, impactful analysis supporting both operational and strategic decisions.
- Build strong relationships across manufacturing, operations, and senior leadership teams.
- Support investment decisions, business cases, and improvement initiatives with robust financial insight.
- Continuously improve reporting, processes, and the way finance supports the wider business.
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Why This Role Stands Out
- This is a business in transformation, and finance is central to that story.
- You will not be sitting on the sidelines. Instead, you’ll be embedded within the operation, influencing outcomes, shaping performance, and helping leaders make better, faster decisions.
- If you thrive being close to the operation, not just reporting on it, this role will suit you perfectly.
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Requirements & Qualifications
You are more than technically strong: you’re commercially curious, operationally engaged, and confident in challenging the status quo. You know how to:
- Turn numbers into narratives and insight into action.
Key Experience & Skills
- A recognised accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent)
- Proven experience in a Finance Business Partnering or commercial finance role
- Experience supporting manufacturing or operational environments
- Strong understanding of financial performance connected to operational drivers
- Exposure to World Class Manufacturing (WCM), Lean, Continuous Improvement, or similar frameworks
- The ability to influence, challenge, and build credibility with senior stakeholders
- Strong analytical skills, with a proactive, solutions-focused mindset
- Confidence communicating financial information to non-finance audiences
- Experience with tools such as Excel, ERP systems, and Power BI
Ideal Candidate Fit
- You enjoy staying close to the operation.
- You ask “why?” as often as “what?”
- You’re comfortable challenging thinking and offering new perspectives.
- You build relationships quickly and naturally.
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