Commercial Finance Manager (manufacturing)

Finance Manager | Up to £80,000 + benefits | Permanent | Full time, on site

Marc Daniels is working with a well established international manufacturer to recruit a Finance Manager for their UK business in Nottingham.

This is a key, hands-on role within the UK leadership team. You will run the UK finance function day to day, reporting to the Group Financial Controller with a dotted line to the UK Managing Director, and play a real part in driving profitable growth.

The role

• Own the monthly close and produce the UK management accounts
• Lead statutory reporting, the external audit, VAT, corporation tax and packaging compliance (Plastic Packaging Tax and EPR)
• Drive budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting
• Own product costing, stock accounting and cost allocation
• Partner with sales, operations and the management team on pricing, customer profitability, business cases and investment decisions
• Manage cash flow, working capital and credit control
• Oversee AP and AR, and support payroll, IT and fleet activities
• Lead and develop one direct report
• Drive process and systems improvements across finance

About you

• 5+ years in finance within an operational business: manufacturing, FMCG, distribution, logistics or similar
• Qualified (ACCA, CIMA or ACA) or qualified by experience
• A true all-rounder, comfortable owning the numbers end to end in a small, multi-site environment
• Commercially minded, confident working with non-finance colleagues and happy to challenge the status quo
• Experience of product costing and stock would be a real advantage
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and Power BI experience is desirable but not essential

Why apply

• A visible role with genuine influence on the performance of a growing UK business
• Part of a supportive international group