Anderson Knight are actively recruiting for a Financial Controller for our client, a leading Scottish manufacturing business. In this key role, you will play a pivotal part in enhancing our financial processes, driving performance improvements, and supporting strategic investments in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
If you're keen to make an impact, drive financial excellence, and help shape a profitable future, we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities:
• Lead and develop the finance team to ensure high performance and alignment with business objectives.
• Provide financial guidance to managers and staff to meet targets.
• Manage cash flow, working capital, and treasury functions.
• Prepare and present annual budgets, P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow forecasts.
• Deliver monthly management accounts and financial reports to the Board.
• Oversee Group Reporting, including sales and P&L reports.
• Coordinate year-end reporting and external audits.
• Analyse profitability by customer and product type.
• Review product costings for new business opportunities with the BDM.
• Manage operational performance reviews and P&L reforecasts.
• Develop Capex business cases and payback analysis in collaboration with senior management.
• Maintain strong relationships with auditors, banking partners, and key stakeholders.
The main candidate will be:
• Fully qualified CA/ACCA/CIMA (or equivalent).
• Proven experience leading and developing a finance team in a fast-paced environment, ideally within manufacturing.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy in financial reports.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify and address discrepancies and inefficiencies.
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Why Join?
• Be part of a growing business with exciting future opportunities.
• Work in a supportive and collaborative environment.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
To apply and for a confidential consultation, please submit an up to date CV now