Finance Business Partner

Glasgow Source: WhatJobs

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Excellent salary and benefits package including car allowance and bonus, hybrid working

Iconic Resourcing are delighted to be retained by an international industrial group based in the Glasgow area on a confidential Finance Business Partner search for its UK production business.

This is a high-visibility role with real influence. You'll be one of the most senior people in the local organisation, owning financial control and business partnering and working directly with the Operations and Commercial Directors, who share accountability for the P&L.

You'll be the link between production (costs and planning) and the commercial side (purchasing, sourcing and sales). The business wants someone who understands what's driving the numbers and can explain it in a way that changes decisions.

Key responsibilities

Own monthly performance reporting against budget and forecast, breaking variances down into real causes such as yield, production loss, cost and volume
Lead budgeting (OPEX and CAPEX), forecasting, year-end landings and close
Deliver product cost planning, analysis and inventory accounting
Run period-end close to tight deadlines and prepare the business for the annual audit
Act as a trusted adviser to the directors and help build one joined-up operations and commercial team
Work in SAP S/4HANA and produce analysis and models that feed standardised European reporting in Power BI
Ensure finance processes follow group standards, and elevate risks and compliance issues
Lead and develop a small finance team
Support improvement and change as the business grows, with potential for further expansion

About you

The successful candidate will likely be a fully qualified accountant with strong experience across business partnering, analysis, financial control and month-end reporting. The key requirements include:

Experience in an industrial or production environment
A true business partnering mindset
Experience in an international group or the UK arm of one
Comfortable with tight, fixed deadlines and competing priorities
A genuine team player who builds relationships across operations and commercial and communicates clearly to non-finance colleagues
Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop a small team
Pragmatic, enterprising and quick-thinking

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