Finance Manager

The Opportunity
This role is a 12 month fixed term contract role that we are seeking an experienced Finance Manager for.  Your role will be to provide hands-on financial support to manufacturing operations, delivering commercial insights, driving performance improvements, and ensuring robust financial controls across site-based operations.
  
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working closely with operations, influencing decision-making, and being actively involved in the day-to-day running of a manufacturing environment. The role offers a unique combination of finance business partnering, operational analysis, reporting, forecasting and continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Site Managers and operational leaders to support business performance and decision-making.
• Deliver weekly and monthly financial reporting and analysis.
• Prepare forecasts, budgets and management reporting packs.
• Analyse manufacturing, labour, overhead and inventory variances.
• Monitor site costs and identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
• Support inventory management, stocktake processes and financial controls.
• Assist with capital expenditure analysis and investment business cases.
• Track and validate cost-saving and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Perform month-end activities including journals, reconciliations and ledger close tasks.
• Drive process improvements and support ongoing finance transformation initiatives.

 
The Candidate
To be successful in this role, you will bring:

• CA or CPA qualification.
• Proven experience within manufacturing, FMCG, food, beverage, dairy or a similar operational environment.
• Strong finance business partnering capability and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting manufacturing sites and operational teams.
• Advanced financial modelling, reporting and analytical skills.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering accurate and reliable financial information.
• A proactive, hands-on approach and a continuous improvement mindset.
• Advanced Excel skills, with SAP experience highly regarded.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.

 
What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to work closely with senior operational and finance leaders.
• A varied and commercially focused role with significant business impact.
• Exposure to multiple manufacturing sites and business transformation initiatives.
• A collaborative and supportive finance team environment.
• Flexible hybrid working arrangements with regular site engagement.
• Competitive salary package and contract opportunity.

  
The Organisation
Sharp & Carter has been exclusively engaged by a leading multi-billion-dollar turnover, multi-nation FMCG business that produces a suite of iconic household bands that you will instantly recognise.

To Apply
If you're a hands-on manufacturing finance professional who enjoys partnering with operations, driving performance improvements and making a tangible impact within a manufacturing environment, we would love to hear from you.
  
If you have any questions about this position, please call Jonathon Prince or click Apply Now.