Finance Manager

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Finance ManagerSalary: £55,000 £65,000 per annumFull-time, office-basedLocation: Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire (Additional Travel: Seaham office approximately once per month)My client is seeking an experienced and commercially minded Finance Manager to join its team and play a key role in supporting the financial and operational performance of its recycling operations.This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional with strong manufacturing experience to work closely with senior stakeholders and operational teams, providing insight and analysis that directly supports profitability, cost control and continuous improvement.The RoleAs Finance Manager, you will take ownership of financial reporting, business partnering, operational finance, costing, inventory controls, budgeting, forecasting and performance analysis across the business.Working closely with Production, Procurement, Operations, Sales and Supply Chain teams, you will provide robust financial insight and challenge to help drive improved profitability and operational efficiency.Key ResponsibilitiesFinancial Control & ReportingManage the month-end close process and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.Prepare monthly management accounts, KPI reports and Board reporting packs.Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.Review balance sheet reconciliations and maintain robust financial controls.Lead and coordinate internal and external audits.Business PartneringPartner with Plant Managers and Operations teams to improve profitability and operational performance.Challenge operational assumptions and provide meaningful commercial insight.Support pricing decisions through detailed margin analysis.Analyse customer, product and plant profitability.Present financial performance and recommendations to senior management.Manufacturing Finance & CostingOwn and maintain costing models.Analyse key production variancesMachine efficiency and spendMonitor production KPIs and operational performance.Review production losses and identify recovery opportunities.Support continuous improvement initiatives across the business.Inventory & Supply Chain FinanceMaintain financial control over inventory, including:Lead weekly and monthly stock reconciliations.Coordinate cycle counts and annual stocktakes.Analyse inventory ageing and slow-moving stock.Monitor and review inventory valuation.Budgeting & ForecastingManage the annual budgeting process.Prepare rolling forecasts.Develop weekly and monthly operational forecasts.Analyse actual performance against budget and forecast.Provide scenario modelling and financial analysis to support business decisions.Performance ReportingMaintain and develop performance dashboards covering key operational and financial metricsCommercial AnalysisAnalyse raw material purchase prices and trends.Review customer profitability.Monitor contribution margins.Identify and support cost-saving opportunities.Compliance & Process ImprovementMaintain and strengthen internal financial controls.Identify opportunities to improve finance processes.Support the ongoing development of ERP systems.Develop and maintain finance policies and standard operating procedures.About YouThe successful candidate will be an experienced finance professional with a strong background in manufacturing finance and a commercially focused approach.Requirements Significant experience in a manufacturing finance environment.Strong knowledge of manufacturing accounting and costing.Experience with variance analysis and operational performance reporting.Strong inventory accounting experience.Experience of budgeting and forecasting.Advanced Excel skills.The ability to work closely with operational and senior management teams.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Excellent communication and business partnering abilities. xwzovoh ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent qualification510+ years' experience in manufacturing finance.Experience within recycling or plastics manufacturing would be advantageous but NOT essential