Financial Controller

About the Business

Join a well-respected manufacturing company based in Worcester, off junction 7 of the M5, near Whittington. As the Financial Controller, you’ll take on the finance leadership role for the Worcester site, blending full financial control responsibilities with hands-on plant accounting. This is a key position within the site leadership team, acting as a true business partner to operations by providing insight, challenge and control to help drive site performance.

Main Duties:

As a Financial Controller, your main duties include:

Leading, developing and mentoring the site finance team

Taking full ownership of the site’s P&L, balance sheet and cash flow

Overseeing and growing the wider finance function

Sitting as a key member of the senior leadership team, supporting site directors

Producing timely, accurate monthly management accounts, complete with variance analysis and commentary against budget and forecast

Delivering reporting into the wider group

Running the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasts

Ensuring balance sheet integrity through monthly reconciliations and review

Managing the year-end audit process and liaising directly with external auditors

Maintaining and strengthening the internal control environment

Overseeing cash management, working capital optimisation, and capital expenditure appraisal and control

Setting, maintaining and reviewing standard costs, along with labour and overhead recovery rates

Analysing manufacturing variances (material usage, labour efficiency, overhead absorption, purchase price variance) and translating these into clear actions for operations

Managing inventory accounting and control, including cycle counting, stock provisions, WIP valuation and physical inventory oversight

Supporting pricing, quoting and make/buy decisions through product costing and margin analysis

Business partnering with the Site General Manager, Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to drive cost reduction and productivity improvements

Financially evaluating capital investment proposals and tracking returns

Developing site KPIs and performance dashboards that link operational metrics to financial outcomes

Acting as a key finance contact, helping align policies, reporting and systems

Driving continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and ERP usage

Feeding financial input into site leadership discussions on strategy, risk and opportunity

Location / Office / Culture

Based in Worcester, off junction 7 of the M5, near Whittington, you’ll join a welcoming finance team within a professional, forward-thinking environment. You’ll take ownership of leading and mentoring your own finance function, while playing a key role within the senior leadership team.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have

Essential

Fully qualified accountant – ACA, ACCA or CIMA

Proven track record as a Financial Controller or plant/site controller 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 alongside strong Excel and analytical skills

Confidence as a business partner, able to challenge and influence operational stakeholders

High integrity with a strong controls mindset

Desirable

Experience within manufacturing sectors

Exposure to business integration, acquisition or finance transformation projects

People management experience with a track record of developing finance teams

A hands-on, pragmatic approach, comfortable operating from shop floor to boardroom

Resilience and adaptability, particularly through periods of ownership change and integration

Strong communication skills, able to translate financial data into operational insight

Commercial curiosity 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 and lead the finance function

Genuine career progression and professional development

A comprehensive benefits package

About Us

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