Financial Controller

About the Business

Join a well-respected manufacturing company based in Worcester, off junction 7 of the M5. As the Financial Controller you’ll act as the finance leader for the Worcester site, combining full financial control responsibilities with hands-on plant accounting. The role is a key member of the site leadership team and a true business partner to operations, providing insight, challenge and control to drive site performance.

Main Duties:

As a Financial Controller, your main duties include:

• Leading, developing and mentoring the site finance team
• Full ownership of the site P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
• Management of the finance team and help develop that function
• Be a key part of the senior leadership team for the site, supporting directors
• Preparation of timely and accurate monthly management accounts, including variance analysis and commentary against budget and forecast
• Delivery of group reporting
• Leading the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasts
• Balance sheet integrity, including monthly reconciliations and review
• Management of the year-end audit process and liaison with external auditors
• Maintaining and strengthening the internal control environment
• Cash management, working capital optimisation and capital expenditure appraisal and control
• Standard costing: setting, maintaining and reviewing standard costs, labour and overhead recovery rates.
• Analysis of manufacturing variances (material usage, labour efficiency, overhead absorption, purchase price variance) with clear actions for operations
• Inventory accounting and control, including cycle counting, stock provisions, WIP valuation and physical inventory oversight
• Product costing and margin analysis to support pricing, quoting and make/buy decisions
• Business partnering with the Site General Manager, Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to drive cost reduction and productivity improvement
• Financial evaluation of capital investment proposals and tracking of returns
• Development of site KPIs and performance dashboards linking operational metrics to financial outcomes
• Acting as a key finance contact, supporting alignment of policies, reporting, and systems
• Driving continuous improvement in finance processes, systems and use of ERP
• Providing financial input to the site leadership team on strategy, risk and opportunity

Location / Office / Culture

Based in Worcester, you’ll join a welcoming finance team in a professional, forward-thinking environment. You’ll take ownership of leading and mentoring your own finance function and become a key part of the senior leadership team.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have

Essential

• Fully qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Proven financial controller or plant/site controller experience within a manufacturing environment
• Strong technical grounding in standard costing, inventory accounting and manufacturing variance analysis
• Experience producing full monthly management accounts and leading budgeting/forecasting cycles
• Hands-on ERP experience and strong Excel/analytical skills
• A confident business partner able to challenge and influence operational stakeholders
• High integrity with a strong controls mindset

Desirable

• Experience in manufacturing sectors
• Experience of business integration, acquisition or finance transformation projects
• People management experience with a track record of developing finance teams
• Hands-on, pragmatic and comfortable operating from shop floor to boardroom
• Resilient and adaptable, particularly through a period of ownership change and integration
• Strong communicator able to translate financial data into operational insight
• Commercially curious with a continuous improvement mindset
• Deadline-driven with high attention to detail

Why Join the business

• A senior, high-visibility finance leadership role
• The opportunity to shape the finance function
• Career progression and professional development
• Competitive salary and benefits package

About Us

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