Interim Finance Business Partner, 3 month FTC 55K
North Ayrshire,
United Kingdom
North Ayrshire,
United Kingdom
We are working in partnership with a highly reputable organisation to recruit a full-time Finance Business Partner. on a 3-month Fixed Term Contract. This role will act as a strategic liaison between the finance function and operational teams, providing financial insight, challenge, and support to drive performance, efficiency, and profitability across the business.
The main duties:
- Deliver timely and accurate financial analysis to support decision-making across production, supply chain, and commercial teams
- Analyse cost drivers, production variances, and operational KPIs to identify risks and opportunities.
- Provide actionable insights into product profitability, margin trends, and cost-saving opportunities.
- Act as a finance business partner to production, engineering, and commercial teams.
- Support budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with operational plans and strategic goals.
- Monitor and analyse sales performance across product lines, regions, and customer segments
- Analyse gross margin by product, customer, and channel to identify profitability drivers and underperforming areas.
- Partner with operations to identify cost-saving opportunities and track implementation.
- Provide commentary and recommendations based on KPI trends and variances.
The main requirements:
- ACCA/CIMA Qualified or Qualified by experience
- Previous experience in a similar role within Manufacturing
- Highly proficient Excel
- A proactive solution focused approach to problem solving
- Experience of relationship management with internal and external customers
- The ability to produce high quality, accurate work to strict and tight deadlines
- Excellent interpersonal skills and leadership skills with a coaching and mentoring approach.
If you have the skills and experience, and you are immediately available, we would love to hear from you!