The In House Manufacturing (IHM) Finance Team serves as the core finance business partner for Dyson’s IHM Operations function comprising global manufacturing activities of Dyson Digital Motors (DDM). The team plays an important role in ensuring financial governance and control across IHM operations, while partnering closely with stakeholders to deliver key enterprise objectives.
We are seeking a Finance Business Partner to join our IHM Finance Team, with a primary focus on driving financial discipline, strengthening inventory control governance, and ensuring accuracy of inventory balances across internal and external sites. This role requires a good foundation in inventory accounting, and controls, combined with the ability to business partner cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, and external manufacturing partners. The incumbent will play a key role in ensuring integrity of inventory reporting, identifying risks, and driving resolution of discrepancies in a timely and structured manner.
This role provides an excellent opportunity to develop a thorough understanding of Dyson’s in house manufacturing technology and processes.
The role reports to the Finance Manager – IHM Finance.
Accountabilities:
Inventory Governance and Control:
- Establish and enforce robust governance over materials, finished goods, and consigned inventory
- Ensure accurate and complete inventory records, supported by clear documentation and audit trails through investigating and resolving discrepancies in inventory records in a timely manner
- Partner with Supply Chain and Operations teams to strengthen process discipline and control adherence
- Identify control gaps and drive improvements to enhance inventory integrity
Inventory Counts & Validation:
- Track and drive continuous improvements in the count process
- Oversee and monitor physical cycle counts and year-end counts to ensure adherence to established procedures and accuracy of physical inventories
- Ensure counts are conducted in accordance with corporate policies and internal controls
- Analyze cycle count and year-end count results and collaborate with the Supply Chain operations team to address root causes of any discrepancies and issues identified during cycle counts
Financial Reporting:
- Assist in closing activities and the preparation of monthly and annual IHM financial reports related to inventory
- Provide clear and concise analysis of inventory movements, trends, and variances
- Highlight risks and opportunities to stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making
- Support auditors by providing necessary documentation and explanations related to inventory balances
Business Partnering:
- Act as a trusted finance partner to Supply Chain and external partners (CMs)
- Drive accountability for inventory management cross-functionally
- Provide financial insights to support operational decision-making and cost control
- Support ad hoc analysis to address business questions and emerging issues
Skills
- Qualified Accountant or equivalent post-graduate qualification
- At least 3 to 5 years of relevant finance experience, preferably in manufacturing, supply chain, inventory control, or business partnering
- Strong expertise in inventory control and reconciliation
- Strong analytical skills and Excel skills; experience with SAP or similar ERP systems preferred
- Naturally inquisitive, comfortable interrogating existing processes and systems and problem-solve
- Experience working across functions and cultures, with remote teams
- Excellent personal and business presentation skills, particularly in presenting financial information to non-finance and external stakeholders
- Assertive and able to influence peers and upwards
- Proficient in spoken and written English
- Independent, with a strong sense of operational discipline and ability to meet deadlines
Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.
Skills Required
- Qualified Accountant or equivalent post-graduate qualification
- 3 to 5 years relevant experience in finance business partnering
- Experience in finance business partnering within manufacturing or supply chain environments
- Strong expertise in inventory control and reconciliation
- Strong analytical skills and advanced Excel skills
- Experience with SAP or similar ERP systems
- Experience working across functions and cultures, with remote teams
- Excellent personal and business presentation skills for non-finance and external stakeholders
- Assertive and able to influence peers and upwards
- Proficient in spoken and written English
- Independent with strong operational discipline and ability to meet deadlines
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.
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