Job description
We are proud to be partnering one of our favourite clients as they look to appoint a Finance Manager into their team in Sheffield. The Finance Manager will get to work for an innovative, highly regarded supply chain business who continuously strive to achieve sustainability targets at the same time as achieving first class customer satisfaction.No two days will be the same working in this role. The Finance Manager will take responsibility for leading the team that delivers weekly reporting and insightful information for a multi-site and multi-customer operation. You will be a hands on and motivational leader to a team of driven, dynamic qualified and part qualified Accountants and will be responsible for undertaking the following role;
- Publish Weekly Management Information for the site to incorporate P&L Accounts down to contract level as well as stats and productivity measures to assess the efficiency of the site and each contract against budgetary targets.
- Create detailed forecasts and the annual site operating budget.
- Prepare customer budgets and forecasts.
- Build commercial awareness of the contracts to be able to develop financial analysis that supports customer strategy and growth plans.
- Work closely with Customer Finance Contacts in supporting their understanding of expenditure and in decision making processes
- Tracking and Co-ordinating any site Continuous Improvement and Cost Saving Initiatives
- Influence the operations and establish role as a critical part of the management team to improve overall performance, risk management and commercial achievement
- Improve decision making and demonstrate value through insight and interpretation and challenge
- Provide insight and interpretation to improve the decision making process and challenge performance and targets
We're looking for an energetic Finance Manager / Finance Business Partner to lead this team of extraordinary individuals. You'll be passionate about driving operational performance improvement, hands on, yet a proven manager and leader of people. Other requirements include;
- Experience working within a supply chain business or FMCG/manufacturing with experience partnering with operations.
- Demonstrable experience of improving decision making and adding value to drive performance improvement.
- Line management experience.
- Significant experience in the implementation and application of commercial and financial process and controls
- A working knowledge and experience of contract commercials and associated applications.
The role offers up to £55,000 with phenomenal potential progression opportunities, hybrid working, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, on-site parking with great transport links from the M1, Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster.
To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful.
Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
