DC Thomson's Discovery Print business continues to play an important role in the company, producing trusted newspapers and magazines while evolving its operations and identifying new commercial opportunities. Within this environment, Kingsway is a flagship printing operation where finance has a direct impact on performance, decision-making, and long-term value creation.
As Finance Business Partner you will act as a key commercial voice within the business, helping leaders understand performance, spot opportunities, and make better-informed decisions. This role offers the chance to work closely with operational, site, and commercial stakeholders, bringing clear financial insight to a complex production environment and supporting both day-to-day performance and longer-term improvement.
Responsibilities
- Act as the commercial finance lead for Kingsway, partnering closely with site, operational, and commercial leadership.
- Own key management accounting activities and provide accurate, timely, and meaningful financial insight.
- Analyse production efficiency, capacity utilisation, customer profitability, pricing, and investment opportunities.
- Improve costing approaches, KPIs, reporting, and business cases.
- Challenge existing processes, identify commercial opportunities within operational and financial data, and translate insights into measurable performance improvements.
Requirements
Essential:
- Holds a CIMA, ACCA, or ACA qualification.
- Eligible to work in the UK.
- Strong experience in management accounting and finance business partnering.
- Advanced Excel skills and experience with ERP reporting systems.
- Strong experience with standard costing and operational performance analysis.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, constructively challenge decisions, and partner with site leadership, commercial teams, and customer-facing stakeholders.
Desirable:
- Experience in site controlling.
- Business degree.
- Experience embedding new tools and experimenting with AI tools.
- Experience analysing manufacturing variances and driving continuous improvement.
- Background in fast-paced industries with complex supply chains, such as FMCG or print.
To apply for this role, please follow our online application process and submit a CV and cover letter.
Closing date: 11th November 2026 at noon.
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