Senior Finance Business Partner in Wakefield

Do you want to give meaning to your career and play a key role in a fast-growing company, certified Great Place To Work®, and innovating to improve patients’ health? Join us at Urgo Medical as the Senior Finance Business Partner!

Are you looking for a company where your work has meaning, where you can make a real impact and learn every day? At Urgo Medical, we believe innovation can transform lives. Our mission: to help patients heal faster and better, through cutting-edge products and innovative digital services. Some wounds are severe, can become chronic, or may become infected, causing pain and isolation. We take on this challenge every day by developing solutions that accelerate healing and by leading ambitious projects, such as our goal to create the world’s first artificial skin!

Urgo Medical is also a unique company: French, family-owned (we focus on a long-term vision and put our teams at the heart of our success), the most dynamic in its sector (+10% in 2024), and international (present in 17 countries). By joining us, you will discover our mission, our foundation, our commitment to local industrialisation, and the authentic energy of our teams. At Urgo Medical, we have many strengths: industrial, R&D, commercial... and all of them are essential. If you want to combine passion, impact, and innovation, this position is for you!

Senior Finance Business Partner Role

We’re looking for a Senior Finance Business Partner to play a pivotal role in supporting our UK Commercial and Industrial operations. This is a high-impact, forward-facing role for a commercially astute finance professional who thrives in an operational environment and enjoys influencing decision-making through insight, analysis and strong business partnering.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you will provide financial support across the UK business; delivering robust reporting, actionable insights and data-led analysis to improve performance and drive better outcomes.

As Senior Finance Business Partner, you will be responsible for:

• Commercial & Industrial Reporting & Control
  • Deliver accurate, fully analysed monthly management accounts, supported by clear performance narratives
  • Provide detailed variance analysis across turnover, margin, net sales and costs, highlighting risks and opportunities
  • Oversee key balance sheet areas including accruals, fixed assets and provisions
  • Support statutory reporting requirements and the annual audit process
• Industrial Finance & Operational Support
  • Take ownership of industrial financial performance – materials, labour, overheads and stock
  • Produce and interpret reporting on operational KPIs such as labour efficiency, material usage and production performance
  • Work closely within the operational environment to investigate variances, identify root causes and support corrective action
  • Maintain and enhance standard costing models and ensure accuracy of ERP master data
  • Challenge existing processes and drive improvements in systems, reporting and data quality
• Stock Management, Forecasting & Business Partnering
  • Oversee stock control, valuation and forecasting, aligned to working capital objectives
  • Partner with Supply Chain and Operations to reduce write-offs and stock risk
  • Act as a trusted finance partner, influencing decisions and identifying margin improvement opportunities
  • Support pricing analysis and contract performance reviews
• Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Lead the annual budget and forecast cycles across Commercial and Industrial areas
  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders to build robust, realistic plans
  • Provide clear insight on financial outlook, risks and opportunities to leadership

You’ll be a commercially minded, analytically strong finance professional who enjoys working close to the business and adding value beyond the numbers.

ACCA or CIMA qualification (or latter stages), with experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment. Proven Finance Business Partnering experience. Strong analytical capability with confidence handling large, complex data sets. Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills. Experience of SAP (highly desirable). A track record of detailed variance analysis and seeing issues through to root cause and resolution. The ability to influence, challenge and engage non-finance stakeholders. A proactive, curious mindset with the confidence to drive change and improvement.

About URGO Group

Urgo Medical is part of the French family-owned URGO Group. URGO has two main businesses: Urgo Medical, and Urgo Healthcare, whose mission is to treat everyday ailments. With a turnover of €870 million in 2024, URGO employs over 3,600 people, all committed to fulfilling our healthcare mission.

Did you know? The founder of the group, Hervé Le Lous, shares his entrepreneurial experience and his management vision on Instagram, a great way to discover URGO’s company culture.

Urgo Medical is officially certified Great Place to Work®! This recognition is based on employee feedback and reflects a culture of trust, care, and commitment. Join Urgo Medical and help build an environment where everyone can thrive.