Supply Chain Finance Business Partner

About the role

The Supply Chain Finance Business Partner will provide financial leadership and business partnering support across production and operations, focusing on cost management, financial analysis and operational performance.

Key responsibilities

• Provide finance business partnering support to manufacturing and operations teams, delivering insights for decision‑making.
• Lead financial analysis and reporting on production costs and operational performance.
• Oversee cost accounting and factory accounting activities, including product costing and variance analysis.
• Monitor production costs, budgets and operational expenditure, identifying cost optimisation opportunities.
• Provide financial insights to support operational decisions and improve profitability.
• Partner with Operations to drive productivity, efficiency and cost improvements.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and financial planning for manufacturing operations.
• Track inventory, production variances and key operational financial KPIs.
• Ensure strong financial controls and accuracy of operational financial reporting.
• Prepare management reports and deliver actionable insights to senior finance and operational leadership.

Required profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics or related field.
• Minimum 5 years’ finance experience, preferably in FMCG, manufacturing or similar environment.
• Proven track record in cost accounting, factory accounting and financial analysis.
• Good understanding of manufacturing costs, product costing, inventory and production variances.
• Experience partnering closely with Operations and manufacturing teams.
• Strong analytical, commercial and problem‑solving abilities.
• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent) preferred.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder‑management capabilities.

Required skills

• Cost accounting and product costing techniques.
• Factory accounting and variance analysis.
• Financial analysis and reporting.
• Budgeting, forecasting and financial planning.
• Inventory monitoring and production variance tracking.
• Use of financial KPIs to drive operational performance.