Finance Business Partner

Are you a commercially minded finance professional ready to make a real impact? We're recruiting for a Finance Business Partner to join a dynamic, forward-thinking international manufacturing business based in Ellesmere Port that's experiencing strong growth across global markets.

Client Details

This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established, globally scaled organisation that plays a critical role in highly regulated sectors. With a complex supply chain, multi-site operations, and a diverse international customer base, the business is in a phase of ambitious transformation and growth. Backed by a strong heritage and future-facing leadership, it's an environment where finance truly influences strategic direction-and where commercial thinking is encouraged, not confined. For those seeking challenge, pace, and purpose in equal measure, this is a rare and rewarding career move.

Description

The key responsibilities of the Finance Business Partner include:

• Collaborate with operational, commercial, and supply chain teams to provide financial insight and drive decision-making
• Deliver meaningful analysis of financial and operational performance, identifying trends, risks, and opportunities
• Lead and support the planning cycle, ensuring robust, data-driven budgets and rolling forecasts
• Monitor cost drivers, challenge assumptions, and support initiatives to improve profitability and operational efficiency
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders, providing financial modelling and scenario planning to support strategic initiatives
• Develop and deliver clear, actionable financial reports and dashboards for non-finance stakeholders
• Evaluate business cases and capital expenditure proposals, ensuring alignment with strategic and financial goals
• Ensure financial controls are adhered to and support audit, risk, and compliance activities
• Proactively identify process improvements and contribute to finance transformation projects

Profile

The successful Finance Business Partner should have some or all of the following:

• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to influence and challenge stakeholders
• Proven experience in a business partnering role within a complex or fast-paced environment
• Solid understanding of budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable insight
• Confident working cross-functionally with both finance and non-finance teams
• Proactive mindset with a drive for continuous improvement and adding value
• Comfortable handling ambiguity and supporting change in a growing or evolving business
• Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems and reporting tools is a plus
• Working towards qualification(e.g. ACA, ACCA, CIMA) or Qualified by Experience

Job Offer

Our client will offer you:

• Opportunity to work in a high-impact, commercially focused finance role at the heart of decision-making
• Exposure to a complex, global business undergoing exciting transformation and growth
• Direct collaboration with senior stakeholders and operational leaders across the business
• A supportive, high-performance culture that values initiative, insight, and innovation
• Genuine career development opportunities within a large and evolving finance team
• Hybrid working model with flexibility to balance office and remote work
• Competitive salary and performance-related bonus
• Comprehensive benefits package including pension, private healthcare, and more
• Chance to be part of a purpose-led organisation where your work truly matters