FP&A Manager

We are supporting a well-established, manufacturing organisation based in West Yorkshire to recruit a Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to join their senior finance team.

This role sits at the heart of the business and plays a critical part in translating financial data into meaningful commercial insight. Working closely with the Finance Director, operational teams and senior leadership, you will support strategic decision-making, performance improvement and long-term planning across the organisation.

The Role

The Financial Planning & Analysis Manager will be responsible for delivering robust financial planning, insightful analysis and value-adding commercial support across the business.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the budgeting, forecasting and long-range financial planning processes
• Developing and maintaining detailed financial models to assess profitability, cost drivers and inventory impact
• Producing variance analysis against budget and forecast, with clear insight and recommendations
• Preparing and presenting financial reports to senior leadership to support informed decision-making
• Acting as a finance partner to operations and supply chain teams
• Monitoring and analysing inventory levels, valuation, turnover and working capital
• Supporting product costing, COGS reconciliation, margin analysis and pricing decisions
• Driving continuous improvement in financial reporting, modelling and analytical processes

The Ideal Candidate

This role would suit a commercially minded finance professional who enjoys working close to the business and influencing decision-making beyond finance.

You are likely to have:

• CIMA / ACCA /ACA qualification (or equivalent)
• Strong experience within Financial Planning & Analysis already
• Exposure to inventory management/manufacturing, product costing and margin analysis
• Advanced financial modelling, budgeting and forecasting capability
• Strong Excel and Sequel experience
• The ability to communicate complex financial information to non-finance stakeholders

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