Finance Business Partner

James Cropper


Date: 2 days ago
City: Kendal
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per year
Contract type: Full time

Our Story


James Cropper are global market leaders in advanced materials and paper and packaging products. Led by the Cropper family for six generations, we have an international workforce and an operational reach in over 50 countries.


Established in 1845, we manufacture paper, packaging and advanced materials incorporating pioneering non-wovens and electrochemical coatings.


We operate across multiple markets from luxury retail to renewable energy. Renowned globally for service, capability, pioneering and multi award-winning commitment to the highest standards of sustainability.


The Opportunity


We are looking for an experiencing and engaging Finance Business Partner to provide clear, accurate and detailed information on overhead costs and use this information to work with budget holders to identify and deliver cost efficiencies.


This is an exciting role that puts you at the heart of our financial operations!


What we are looking for


Ideally - Manufacturing background, part qualified with 5+ years experience with an eye for detail and dealing with non-financial colleagues. Ability to adapt quickly to change and add value. Excellent Microsoft Office skills


Role Purpose


Provide support to the Financial Controller for Manufacturing Cost and Overheads. Role to include Budget holder reviews and development of internal systems/processes. Clear understand of Accruals and Prepayments and working to tight deadlines.


Key Accountabilities

  • Develop, implement and maintain procedures to ensure accurate and complete cost of sales, overhead, depreciation and divisional costs
  • Prepare Accruals and Prepayments in conjunction with Budget Holder reviews.
  • Take accountability for the budget, in year forecasting and future year plans for cost of sales, stocks, overhead, depreciation and divisional costs
  • Work with budget holders to ensure production of robust Forecasts and Budgets and monitor variances
  • Responsible for loading budget, forecast and future years plan data into source systems (CODA), ensuring reconciliation to submissions and integrity of the data
  • Help drive reduction of Working Capital with ownership of monthly balance sheet reporting and reconciliations, including investigation and rectification of any reconciling items in a timely manner
  • Support business capital planning and model impacts on deprecation, recognising the importance of adherence to the relevant procedures, controls and policies
  • Support the business and Financial Controller with ad hoc projects, investigations, cost saving initiatives
  • Support audit activities
  • Ensure appropriate financial and internal controls are in place and strive for continuous improvement across the business



Why choose Us?


We are offering a competitive salary and benefits including;


  • The chance to pave your career with a global leader you’ll have support from your line manager and a range of learning & development programmes
  • We will help you save for your retirement - join our pension scheme and we’ll match contributions up to 6%
  • 25 days’ holiday per year (pro rata) plus bank holidays
  • Free health cash plan so you can claim back cash for a range of medical expenses
  • Wellbeing support - including a 24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP) for you and your nearest and dearest


If this sounds like you and you have an interest in working for James Cropper PLC please apply today!


We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier should we identify a suitable candidate or receive a sufficient volume of applications.


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