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Finance Business Partner / Finance Manager

Are you recruiting for a Finance Business Partner or Finance Manager? Immediately available ACCA qualified Commercial Finance professional with over 12 years’ experience across manufacturing, FMCG, property, travel and international finance. Experienced in Finance Management, Business Partnering, Financial Control, Treasury, Management Accounting, Forecasting, VAT and finance transformation. Recognised for solving complex financial problems, improving finance processes and helping operational leaders make better commercial decisions. Has led finance improvement initiatives, strengthened financial controls and delivered practical solutions that improve business performance. Experienced in Sap ECC, SAP BCC, SAP Business objects, Alteryx, Essbase, SAGE, QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office. Seeking opportunities that combine hands-on finance leadership with commercial insight and continuous improvement.

Progressed through three finance roles in under six years, culminating in appointment as Finance Manager
Redesigned month-end reporting processes, achieving more than two consecutive years of on-time reporting after a history of missed Group reporting deadlines
Improved wider month-end reporting processes enabling consistent delivery of Group reporting deadlines
Business partnered manufacturing operations across two production sites supporting operational budgets of over £20 million
Led annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and operational financial planning
Introduced manufacturing KPIs and Financial Opportunity Trackers to support operational decision-making
Led automation of VAT reporting using Alteryx, significantly reducing manual effort while strengthening financial controls

Investigated and resolved a duplicate VAT recovery issue caused by an interface error, working with IT and Commercial Finance to implement permanent corrective controls
Delivered a £1 million working capital improvement through redesign of supplier payment processes
Improved treasury and foreign exchange forecasting accuracy
Automated period-end reporting, improving consistency and reducing manual processing
Identified a £40,000 financial leakage, enabling corrective action and strengthening financial controls
Managed VAT compliance across six international jurisdictions

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