Head of Financial Performance Management

Your new company

Our client, a leading reputable manufacturing business has a new job opportunity for a qualified accountant to join them as Head of Financial Performance Management

Your new role

Reporting to the Head of Finance and CFO, the purpose of the role is to be a trusted advisor to the Senior Leadership team, providing financial and operational insight that will support organisational decision-making and drive business growth. The financial performance management process is fundamental to ensuring the organisation's financial objectives are met.

It should help with the identification of areas of improvement and work with the senior leaders of the business developing strategies to improve the overall financial performance.

What you'll need to succeed

• A fully qualified accountant with experience in a similar finance business partnering / FP&A role ideally in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven staff management experience and strong leadership and influencing skills

• The ability to adhere to deadlines and adopt a challenging approach to deliver robust, accurate financial data and information to meet business needs.
• Experience in the analysis of complex financial information using financial modelling tools.
• Sound judgement and ability to make evidence-based recommendations.
• The ability to cut through ambiguity to provide insight.
• The ability to develop alternative scenarios for financial/commercial issues.
• Demonstrable knowledge and use of an ERP
• Highly developed analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and transfer it into meaningful financial information for use in business decision-making is required.
• Confident, self-motivated, and resilient, able to proactively identify issues and drive delivery of solutions.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration and business partnering skills, especially in cross-functional contexts.

What you'll get in return

A salary of up to 85,000 depending on experience + excellent benefits package

Hybrid working

A commercial business facing role with the opportunity to be an advisor to the executive team

Opportunity to influence decision-making and drive business growth

The opportunity to influence senior management decision-making within an innovative market-leading manufacturing business with a high-profile client portfolio. A business which is focussed on sustainable manufacturing and reducing its carbon footprint

A business that believes in equality, diversity, and inclusion and welcomes individuals from all backgrounds

The opportunity to embark on an exciting career, where we will help you achieve your professional goals and encourage you to reach your full potential.

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