Finance Business Partner

Are you a part-qualified accountant looking to step into a highly visible Finance Business Partner role where you can influence decision-making, support operational performance, and develop your commercial finance career?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business in Driffield, where finance is a key driver of business performance. Working closely with operational leaders and senior stakeholders, you'll provide meaningful financial insight that supports growth, efficiency, and profitability.

Offering hybrid working, career development opportunities, and exposure to a fast-paced manufacturing environment, this role is ideal for an ambitious Management Accountant or Finance Business Partner looking to broaden their commercial experience.

Why join this business?

Hybrid working arrangement
Growing and successful manufacturing business
Opportunity to work closely with senior leadership teams
Excellent exposure to commercial finance and business partnering
Supportive environment with genuine career progression opportunities
Competitive benefits packageThe Role
As Finance Business Partner, you will work across the business to provide financial analysis, challenge, and support that enables better decision-making and improved business performance.
Key responsibilities include:

Acting as a trusted Finance Business Partner to operational and departmental leaders
Supporting budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities
Delivering insightful management information and performance reporting
Analysing manufacturing costs, margins, inventory, and operational performance
Producing financial analysis to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
Supporting business cases, investment appraisals, and commercial decision-making
Working closely with non-finance stakeholders to improve financial understanding
Monitoring KPIs and helping drive operational efficiency improvements
Assisting with month-end reporting and management accounts activities
Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across finance and operationsAbout You
We are keen to speak with candidates who have experience in a Finance Business Partner, Management Accountant, Commercial Accountant, Assistant Finance Manager, or similar commercial finance role.
You will ideally have:

Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or equivalent accountancy studies
Experience within a manufacturing, engineering, FMCG, or production environment
Strong management accounting and financial analysis skills
Experience supporting budgeting and forecasting processes
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities
Strong Excel skills and experience using ERP or finance systems
A proactive approach and genuine interest in commercial finance and business partneringThis opportunity would suit someone looking to move from a Management Accountant position into a broader Finance Business Partner role or an existing Finance Business Partner seeking a new challenge within manufacturing.
Benefits

Hybrid working
Competitive pension scheme
Generous holiday entitlement
Ongoing training and development
Career progression opportunities
Employee benefits package
Free on-site parkingIf you are a commercially minded finance professional looking for a Finance Business Partner opportunity within a successful manufacturing business, we'd love to hear from you.
Castle Employment is acting as an Employment Agency for this vacancy. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of background, experience, or protected characteristics