Senior Finance Analyst

CMC Consulting are partnering with an industry-leading UK manufacturing business whose continued growth has created the need for an additional commercially minded finance professional. This role is centred on delivering meaningful insight, influencing decision-making, and building strong cross-functional partnerships to drive performance and support strategic objectives.Key Responsibilities:Build strong, credible relationships with senior stakeholders across multiple functions, acting as a trusted financial partner to support operational and strategic decision-making.Collaborate closely with department leaders to shape functional cost plans, including headcount, utilisation, and overheads, ensuring financial plans align with operational priorities.Partner with the business to develop forward-looking forecasts and plans that drive accountability, highlight risks and opportunities, and promote efficiency.Work alongside operational teams to embed more effective workload planning into forecasting, strengthening alignment between financial insight and business activity.Support greater consistency in planning and reporting by working with stakeholders to improve clarity, transparency, and understanding of financial performance.Act as the key finance interface between Project Management, Business Development, and Operations to enable informed decisions around manufacturing capacity and resource planning.Provide insightful analysis and commentary to Senior Leadership Team forums, ..... full job details .....