Sharp Consultancy are working with a growing owner managed manufacturer in Sheffield who are looking to appoint a commercially minded Finance Manager to take ownership of the finance function and support the business through its next phase of growth.

This is a hands-on role in a well established SME environment, where you’ll work closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership team, providing meaningful commercial insight.

The business has built a strong reputation within its sector through quality, service and long standing customer relationships, and now requires a Finance Manager capable of improving visibility and helping drive better decision-making across the operation.

You’ll lead the day-to-day finance function while also playing a key role in operational and strategic conversations. The successful candidate will enjoy being close to the business, alongside communicating confidently with non-finance stakeholders and is comfortable operating in a manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Production of monthly management accounts with meaningful commentary and analysis.
• Cash-flow forecasting, working capital management and KPI reporting.
• Business partnering with sales, operational and production teams.
• Margin analysis, stock reporting and manufacturing cost control.
• Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Overseeing transactional finance and improving financial processes.
• Supporting year-end activities and liaising with external accountants.
• Providing commercial support to senior leadership around performance and investment decisions.

The Person

• Qualified or qualified by experience finance professional
• Previous experience within manufacturing, engineering environment
• Strong commercial awareness with the ability to influence stakeholders
• Comfortable operating in a hands-on, broad finance role
• Strong Excel and systems capability
• Proactive, pragmatic and capable of working with autonomy

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

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Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.