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Finance Business Partner

Swanley Permanent £70,000 - £80,000 per year View Job Description
A newly created Finance Business Partner position within a growing international manufacturing organisation. The role offers genuine influence, partnering senior stakeholders to drive performance and strategic decision‑making.
  • High‑impact role partnering senior leaders in a growing business
  • Blend of FP&A, commercial insight and operational decision support

About Our Client

Our client is a well‑established manufacturing business based near Swanley, with international operations and a strong reputation in its sector. The organisation is investing in strengthening its finance function to improve insight, support growth and enhance decision-making across all levels.The business is Private Equity backed, and is looking to expand both in the UK and internationally.

Job Description

The Finance Business Partner will report to the Head of FP&A, and will play a key role in delivering financial insight, supporting strategy and partnering with leaders across commercial, operational and functional teams. Responsibilities include:

  • Leading budgeting, forecasting and long‑range planning processes
  • Delivering monthly performance packs, KPIs and variance analysis
  • Supporting commercial initiatives, business cases and scenario modelling
  • Challenging assumptions, identifying risks and opportunities
  • Ensuring accuracy and consistency of financial reporting
  • Building strong relationships across operations, supply chain, sales and HR
  • Presenting insight and recommendations to senior leadership



The Successful Applicant

A successful Finance Business Partner should have:

  • Full Professional qualification (ACCA / CIMA / ACA)
  • Experience in FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering within a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong analytical and modelling skills, with confident Excel/BI capability
  • Ability to simplify complex data and communicate insight clearly
  • Strong stakeholder skills with the confidence to challenge constructively
  • Experience within a manufacturing or product‑led environment
  • A proactive, commercially minded and solutions‑oriented approach



What's on Offer

This finance business partner role offers:

  • A Competitive salary ranging of £70,000 to £80,000 per annum depending on experience.
  • Company pension scheme.
  • Health cash plan for medical needs.
  • Access to an EV car salary sacrifice scheme.
  • Company performance-based bonus scheme with an on-target payout of 10%.
  • 4 days per week on site
Contact
Paul Urquhart
Quote job ref
JN-032026-6975629
Phone number
+44 1622 604 511

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Commercial & Analysis
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Swanley
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Paul Urquhart
Consultant phone
+44 1622 604 511
Job reference
JN-032026-6975629