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- Management Reporting: Prepare and present accurate monthly financial reports to senior management, highlighting key financial performance indicators, variances, and trends in manufacturing operations.
- Budgeting and Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process and regular re-forecasting to ensure alignment with business objectives, providing insight into cost controls and profitability.
- Cost Analysis: Analyse production costs, overheads, and margins, identifying areas for improvement and making recommendations for cost saving initiatives.
- Variance Analysis: Investigate and explain variances between actual performance and budgeted/forecasted results, providing actionable insights to drive operational efficiency.
- Inventory Management: Oversee the valuation and reporting of inventory, ensuring accurate stock levels, cost of goods sold, and waste analysis.
- Capital Investment Appraisal: Assess and model financial viability for new capital expenditure projects, ensuring appropriate returns on investment (ROI) and alignment with strategic goals.
- Cash Flow Management: Manage working capital, focusing on optimising cash flow while minimising financial risk within the manufacturing process.
- Product Profitability Analysis: Provide commercial insights into the profitability of individual products or product lines, advising on pricing strategies and production efficiency improvements.
- Internal Controls and Compliance: Ensure robust internal controls over financial reporting, manufacturing costs, and compliance with relevant financial regulations and industry standards.
- Strategic Business Partnering: Work closely with operational managers to influence business decisions, providing financial insight that supports business growth, cost reduction, and efficiency improvements.
- CIMA / ACCA / ACA Qualified, finalists considered
- Advanced Financial Analysis: Strong ability to interpret financial data, conduct variance analysis, and draw actionable insights that drive strategic decision making and cost optimisation.
- Commercial Acumen: A deep understanding of manufacturing operations, cost structures, and profitability drivers, with the ability to provide insightful recommendations that improve financial performance.
- Proficiency in Financial Software and Tools: Expertise in ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel skills
- Strong Communication and Stakeholder Management: Ability to present financial information in a clear, understandable manner to non financial stakeholders, and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams (e.g., operations, procurement, sales).
- Problem Solving and Strategic Thinking: A proactive, solution-oriented mindset with the ability to identify financial inefficiencies, propose improvements, and support long term strategic goals of the business.
