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