Finance Business Partner

Finance Business Partner to report directly to the General Manager for a well established Engineering company who are part of a larger UK group. The Finance Controller / Finance Manager / Finance BP is a hands-on role responsible for managing the day-to-day finance function, including creditors, debtors, stock, cash flow, and monthly management accounts for group reporting.

The Finance professional will act as a true business partner, providing commercial insight and financial analysis to support decision-making, improve profitability, and drive operational performance. They will work closely with stakeholders across the business, translating financial information into clear, actionable recommendations.

The role will also lead the review and improvement of systems, processes, and controls, helping to increase efficiency and support the continued growth of the business.

Job Specification

• Act as a trusted Finance Business Partner to the management team, providing financial insight, analysis, and challenge to support decision-making, improve profitability, and drive business performance across all areas of the operation.
• Work closely with operational and commercial teams to review, develop, and implement systems, processes, and controls that improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability across the business.
• Lead the annual financial audit process and support customer and supplier audit requirements, preparing and providing all necessary information in a timely and professional manner.
• Prepare monthly management accounts, including supporting schedules, reconciliations, KPI reporting, and financial commentary for submission to the Group Financial Controller for consolidation. This role will bring the management accounting function in-house from the current outsourced provider.
• Maintain accurate daily bank postings and perform regular bank reconciliations.
• Take full ownership of the Purchase Ledger function, including processing supplier invoices, resolving supplier queries, reconciling accounts, and managing payment runs.
• Take full ownership of the Sales Ledger function, including raising customer invoices, managing customer accounts, credit control, cash collection, and account reconciliations.
• Process and assess new customer account applications, including credit checks and risk assessment.
• Support the completion of customer pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs) and associated documentation.
• Process the monthly payroll, ensuring all submissions and statutory filings are completed accurately and on time.
• Provide commercial analysis, costing information, and profitability reporting to support the sales team and wider business.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the finance function and wider business, ensuring robust financial controls, efficient processes, and high-quality management information are in place.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience
Essential

• Qualified accountant (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent).
• Previous experience in a Finance Manager, Management Accountant, Financial Controller, or Finance Business Partner role.
• Strong experience producing monthly management accounts, including P&L, balance sheet reconciliations, accruals, prepayments, and variance analysis.
• Experience managing purchase ledger, sales ledger, cash flow, credit control, payroll, and general financial operations.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to interpret financial data and provide meaningful business insight.
• Proven ability to build effective working relationships with stakeholders across all levels of the business.
• Experience supporting operational and commercial teams with financial analysis, costing, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Ability to work independently, prioritise workload, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• A proactive and continuous improvement mindset, with experience reviewing and improving systems, processes, and controls.

Desirable

• Experience within manufacturing, engineering sector
• Familiarity with Sage 50 Accounts, Sage HR/Payroll and Morepay would be advantageous.
• Experience operating within an SME environment.
• Experience of stock accounting and inventory management.
• Experience managing or supporting external audits.
• Familiarity with payroll processing and statutory submissions.

Fantastic opportrunity to be part of leading Engineer UK group of companies. For furrther information, please contact E3 Recruitment. #financejobs #financecontroller #financebusinesspartner