OA are recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join our client’s growing team.
This role focuses on supporting financial forecasting, analysis, and reporting across a busy manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will work closely with multiple departments to maintain strong financial controls, improve operational efficiency, and provide clear insights to support business performance.
The position will involve working cross-functionally with Finance, Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Supply Chain teams, contributing to data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement initiatives.
Location: Stoke (office-based with travel to Telford required)
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:00am – 4:50pm, Friday 8:00am – 12:10pm
Salary: Up to £40,000 depending on experience
Benefits:
- 23 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days with service
- Group life assurance
- Employer pension contribution
- On-site parking
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Finance Assistant Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and develop financial models to support forecasting, scenario planning, costing, and investment decisions
- Support preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts, ensuring variances are investigated and understood
- Analyse operational performance trends including scrap, BOM accuracy, labour utilisation, material usage, and works order performance
- Translate financial and operational data into actionable insights for leadership teams
- Work collaboratively across departments to improve data integrity and operational performance
- Contribute to initiatives to reduce scrap, WIP, and excess inventory while strengthening cost control
- Support continuous improvement activities aligned to financial objectives
- Analyse production efficiency and manufacturing performance
- Validate labour bookings, material usage, and system data accuracy
- Support costing exercises and investment appraisals
- Monitor inventory valuation, WIP accuracy, and stock movements
- Provide cover for finance administration functions where required (including sales/purchase ledger and cashbook)
- Ensure compliance with internal controls and financial governance procedures
Finance Assistant Skills and Experience
- Part-qualified accountant (CIMA/ACCA/ACA) or equivalent relevant experience
- Strong Excel capability
- Proven analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and identify root causes
- Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment (preferred but not essential)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
- Excellent communication skills across operational and financial teams
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively
If you are interested in this position, please apply online with your CV.
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