Finance Business Partner / Newton-le-willows / Salary £55,000

Accountable Recruitment are pleased to be partnering with our client who are a growing business in Newton-le-willows, who are looking to recruit an ambitious Finance Business Partner into their expanding finance team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast‑moving business that has grown significantly through acquisition and continues to scale.

The role is ideal for a hands‑on, commercially astute (CIMA, ACCA, ACA) Qualified or nearly qualified accountant who enjoys partnering directly with operational and commercial leaders.

Key Responsibilities:

You'll be a key link between operations, senior leadership and finance - providing insight, challenge and clarity. This is a role for someone who enjoys influence, impact, and making finance meaningful to non-financial teams.

• Support operational leaders and budget holders with day‑to‑day financial insight.
• Deliver monthly reporting packs, including variance analysis and clear, action‑focused commentary.
• Provide ad‑hoc analysis to support operational and commercial decisions.
• Identify risks, overspends and underperformance early, enabling timely corrective action.
• Support budgeting and forecasting cycles, driving better ownership and accuracy.
• Work closely with Management Accounts and transactional finance to ensure timely month‑end delivery.
• Strengthen financial discipline, visibility and consistency across the division.
• Enhance financial processes, reporting quality and the overall impact of business partnering.
• Maintain awareness of working capital drivers, cashflow impacts, and Invoice Discounting (ID) implications.
• Contribute to improved performance tracking and better decision-making tools.

Key skills:

• ACA / ACCA / CIMA - Qualified or Finalist / Nearly Qualified.
• Strong experience in Finance Business Partnering or Management Accounting.
• Excellent understanding of cost drivers, margin analysis, management accounts and variance commentary.
• Experience in budgeting, forecasting and providing clear financial insight.
• Commercially minded with strong analytical capability.
• Able to simplify complex financial information for non-finance stakeholders.
• Comfortable influencing and challenging constructively.

To discuss this role in more detail please contact Lauren Harrison at Accountable Recruitment on 07731356287