Finance Manager

Are you a commercially minded Finance Manager looking for a role where you can genuinely influence business performance rather than simply report on it? We're partnering with a well-established and growing manufacturing business in South Wales that is investing heavily in its people, systems and operations. This is an opportunity to join an ambitious organisation with a strong market position, a collaborative culture and a leadership team that values finance as a key driver of business success. Working closely with the Financial Controller and senior operational leaders, you'll take ownership of the month-end process, lead financial reporting and analysis, and act as a true business partner across operations, procurement and commercial teams. You will be required to visit the other sites also periodically and manage a small team of Management Accountants The Role You'll be responsible for: • Leading and managing the month-end close process • Producing insightful management accounts and presenting key financial trends and variances • Driving budgeting and forecasting activities • Partnering with operational teams to understand cost drivers and improve performance • Analysing manufacturing costs and identifying opportunities for efficiencies and savings • Supporting strategic decision making through robust financial analysis • Maintaining strong financial controls across inventory and cost allocation • Supporting annual audit processes and continuous improvement initiatives • Leading and developing a small finance team About You We're looking for an individual who combines strong technical accounting ability with commercial awareness and excellent stakeholder management skills. You'll ideally have: • ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualification • Previous experience within manufacturing, engineering or another stock-intensive environment • Strong management accounting and business partnering experience • Experience with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis • Excellent Excel skills and confidence working with ERP systems • The ability to challenge, influence and communicate effectively with non-finance stakeholders • A proactive, solutions-focused mindset What's on Offer? • Salary circa £60,000 • Enhanced holiday allowance • Healthcare and wellbeing benefits • Life assurance • Excellent career progression opportunities • A supportive and collaborative culture • The opportunity to make a visible impact within a growing business If you're looking for a role where finance sits at the heart of operational decision making and where your ideas and input will genuinely shape the future direction of the business, we'd love to hear from you.