Finance Analyst

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a commercially focused Finance Analyst to join a market-leading international manufacturing business near the Wirral, operating within a highly specialised and rapidly growing sector. This organisation is experiencing significant investment and expansion following a major strategic transaction.

Client Details

This is a high-visibility role offering exposure to senior leadership, operational stakeholders and key strategic projects. You'll be instrumental in providing financial insight, driving performance and supporting business decision-making across a complex manufacturing environment.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Finance Analyst include

• Producing detailed manufacturing performance analysis, including labour, material, overhead and production cost reporting
• Monitoring product profitability, margins and cost of sales performance across multiple product lines
• Supporting month-end processes, providing variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year performance
• Analysing inventory, stock movements, slow-moving stock and working capital trends
• Developing and maintaining manufacturing KPIsKPIs to support operational decision-making
• Partnering with Production, Supply Chain and Operations teams to identify efficiencies and cost reduction opportunities
• Performing detailed analysis of raw material costs, yields, scrap rates and production variances
• Supporting annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and long-range financial planning processes
• Preparing business cases and financial evaluations for capital expenditure and investment projects
• Delivering customer, product and market profitability analysis to support commercial decision-making
• Supporting pricing reviews through margin analysis and commercial modelling
• Producing financial models and scenario analysis to evaluate business risks and opportunities
• Assisting with continuous improvement initiatives, helping drive enhanced reporting and data visibility across the business
• Working closely with senior management to provide insight into operational performance and strategic growth initiatives
• Profile

A successful Finance Analyst should have

Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, process, chemical or industrial business

Strong understanding of standard costing, variance analysis and manufacturing finance principles

Commercially minded with the ability to translate data into actionable business insight

Advanced Excel skills and experience working with ERPERP systems

Confident working with both finance and non-finance stakeholders

Part-qualified, finalist or qualified CIMACIMA, ACCAACCA or ACAACA (or qualified by experience)

Job Offer

This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who enjoys getting beyond the numbers and truly understanding how a manufacturing business operates. You'll have exposure to everything from production performance and inventory management through to commercial profitability, strategic investment projects and operational improvement initiatives, giving you a genuine seat at the table rather than producing reports from the sidelines.

Benefits include

• Competitive salary
• Dynamic working
• Huge commercial exposure and growth opportunities
• Fantastic supportive & commercial leadership