Finance Manager

• Support and oversee cost accounting including COGS, overheads, labour costs, and variances
  
• Analyse scrap rates, operational efficiency, stock movements, and cost‑saving opportunities
  
• Support stock takes and reconcile results to financial records
  
• Partner with production and warehouse teams to maintain accurate operational data
  

• Lead day‑to‑day finance operations across multiple entities
  
• Deliver accurate and timely monthly management accounts
  
• Oversee balance sheet integrity, reconciliations, and financial controls
  
• Manage payroll, pensions, and statutory submissions
  
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small finance team
  

• Enhance internal controls and streamline financial processes
  
• Drive improvements in ERP usage
  
• Strengthen data accuracy and reporting efficiency
  

• Provide financial oversight across logistics operations including driver costs, subcontractors, fleet/fuel usage, and route profitability.
  
• Produce insight on utilisation, pallet movements, customer margins, and operational efficiency.
  
• Support logistics KPIs, cost control, and commercial decision‑making
  
  

• Act as a key business partner to operational and commercial leaders
  
• Support strategic decision‑making across the group
  

Requirements

• Full/part‑qualified (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)
  
• Strong background in manufacturing finance (essential)
  
• Experience supporting logistics operations (advantageous)
  
• Excellent ERP skills 
  
• Confident communicator at all levels
  
• Hands‑on, organised, commercially minded, and comfortable in a fast‑paced environment
  

Benefits

• Autonomy to shape and elevate the finance function
  
• Exposure to both manufacturing and logistics operations
  
• A growing group with real opportunities to influence performance
  
• A supportive leadership team and a role with genuine impact