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 experienceBenefits: 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 28 days with serviceGroup life assuranceEmployer pension contributionOn-site parkingEmployee Assistance Programme (EAP) Finance Assistant Key Responsibilities Maintain and develop financial models to support forecasting, scenario planning, costing, and investment decisionsSupport preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts, ensuring variances are investigated and understoodAnalyse operational performance trends including scrap, BOM accuracy, labour utilisation, material usage, and works order performanceTranslate financial and operational data into actionable insights for leadership teamsWork collaboratively across departments to improve data ..... full job details .....