My client is a global food manufacturing organisation based in Hull, Humberside who are looking for a Finance Business Partner. As a Finance Business Partner, you will play a crucial role in supporting the factory manager and operations team, providing in-depth financial insight to drive decision-making and improve performance. You will have the opportunity to work closely with the production and operational teams, helping them understand and manage costs, processes, and financial performance.This is an exciting opportunity to be a key player in shaping the financial strategy of a fast-paced and growing food manufacturing business. You will be instrumental in ensuring that financial data is translated into actionable insights, helping to identify opportunities for improvement, and contributing to the business’s continued success.The role also has responsibility to co-ordinate the financial planning, budgeting and forecasting processes including the preparation of appropriate presentation & analysis to explain movements vs. budgets & prior 3-year plans.Other key aspects of the role are to support the management team in making effective business decisions on capital investment, operational performance and commercial pricing, as well as to act as the ERP champion to ensure the smooth transfer from the current Navision system to a new D365 ERP system in due course.Key Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of finance and financial planning across the site including full ownership of the P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
Ensure the provision of accurate and timely financial reports to Group, in-line will policies set out by the Group on taxation, depreciation, provisions and annual/monthly financial accounts.
Producing management reporting on the performance of the site, which provides insight into the performance of the individual areas
Manage and monitor working capital across the business to ensure financially optimised stock levels to meet customer demand, minimising over-due trade debtors and ensuring trade creditors are paid to terms.
Ensuring appropriate financial controls are in place and adhered to, and the role will act as the main point of contact for all financial audits at the site

The ideal candidate will be a fully qualified finance professional ("ACA" OR "ACCA" OR "CIMA") with proven experience within a manufacturing environment.

Experience of management analysis & reporting of P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
Strong analytical skills, with an aptitude for turning data into analysis & insight, and able to communicate this through concise and informative reports, to a broad range of users.
Computer literate with analytical/Microsoft suite competency and preferably D365 or a similar ERP system experience
Understanding of food safety, legality, integrity, authenticity and quality of our products.
Excellent interpersonal, communication (both verbal & written) and presentation skills, with ability to tailor style to the situation and audience to achieve maximum impact.
Strong influencer, with the confidence to manage/challenge Stakeholders where necessary
Experience of management accounting, including budgets and forecasts within a manufacturing environment.

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