Interim Head of Finance / Senior FBP | Devizes, Wiltshire | £500 / day (inside IR35)

The Opportunity

A rewarding and business-facing assignment for a finance professional who enjoys the cut and thrust of fast paced manufacturing (FMCG).

You will effectively be the day-to-day number one in finance for a modern and growing manufacturing site.  The nuts and bolts of month end / balance sheet accounting etc is centralised – your role is focused on proactive business partnering and P&L influence.

You are that vital bridge between finance and the GM / operational leadership team across the production facility.

This is a £50m+ turnover business with lots going on and plenty of moving parts.

You’ll be someone who prides themselves on the ability to get out into a manufacturing facility and swiftly build relationships.  You’ll have lots of experience of understanding the levers of success, cost, margin and profit in a large and modern factory setting.

You’ll be a natural communicator – an accountant who understands that it is vital to bring the numbers to life by connecting with the operational / commercial teams and working together to get to the root of opportunities / problems / projects.

You will be:

• An interim finance professional with extensive experience of partnering site leadership teams within fast paced manufacturing.
• Someone who loves getting under the skin of the business to understand and influence key drivers (material and labour variances, product costing, yield, wasteage, NPD performance, capex ROI etc etc).
• A natural relationship builder – you will be absolutely at home out in the manufacturing areas discussing what is happening and sharing insights from the MI pack.
• A leader – someone able to coach and develop a small team of finance business partners.
• Highly astute – a qualified accountant who with clear commercial awareness and business acumen.
• Manufacturing experience is vital for this one – you also need CIMA or equivalent.

6 month initial assignment to begin asap, £500 / day (inside IR35).  Site based 4 days per week Wiltshire. 

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