Howdens Joinery, the UK’s number one Trade Kitchen supplier is looking for a Finance Business Partner, to join our Supply Finance team, due to an internal promotion.
Supporting Manufacturing, you will be a key member of the Manufacturing Finance team, in a permanent role, based at our site in Howden, East Yorkshire.
Reporting to the Manufacturing Finance Manager and supporting a fast-moving and changing manufacturing environment, you will be a confident business partner, who will build credible working relationships with Site Management, Operations Managers and Maintenance and Engineering teams to problem solve and find solutions.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong analytical skills to play a key role in our organisation through world-class service, as part of the UK’s number-one Trade Kitchen Supplier.

WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU?

• Competitive salary and up to 15% annual company bonus
• Excellent pension scheme (company contribution of up to 12%)
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays with the option to buy additional days.
• Staff Discount
• Free lunches at our onsite canteen
• Employee Assistance Programme

• Exceptional Reward and Recognition events

  What will I be doing?

• Business Partner with Site Manager, Operations Managers and the Engineering and Maintenance Teams, proactively highlighting any budget risks or opportunities.

• Responsibility for the manufacturing cost centres - complete period end journals to ensure the P&L is accurate, act as the key contact and support for the managers by providing accurate, timely, user- friendly reporting and ad-hoc analysis.
• Review, analyse and issue weekly flash reports for labour and material usage for the manufacturing site.
• Prepare operational budgets & forecasts for manufacturing cost centres, with detailed explanation of key drivers.
• Product costing including the preparation of cost estimates, as well as maintaining the standard product costs within SAP.
• Providing Training to ensure financial awareness on the Manufacturing sites.

• Taking an active role in project work to support business decisions engaging with stakeholders across the manufacturing function.

  What are we looking for?

• A Qualified or final year part-qualified Accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA)

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to deliver the narrative and communicate with Finance and Non-Finance.
• Exceptional relationship builder with strong stakeholder engagement capability.
• Strong Excel and IT skills

Please refer the Job description for details