Job Description
Hays are looking to recruit a Financial Controller for an Engineering / Manufacturing business.
Your new company
A multi-site engineering business is looking to recruit a Financial Controller to manage the site financial operations and lead the finance functions.
Your new role
Reporting to the Group Financial Controller, this role has full ownership of the site's financial performance, reporting, and compliance, offering the opportunity to shape strategy and drive operational excellence.Key Responsibilities:
1. Financial Leadership: Own the site's full profit and loss and balance sheet, ensuring accurate month-end close and insightful variance analysis. You will lead the accounting team and be responsible for final review and sign-off of monthly accounts.
2. Strategic Planning & Analysis: Lead the annual budgeting process and provide detailed analysis on sales performance and cost drivers to support decision-making at both site and Group level.
3. Team Management: Inspire and develop the accounting and credit control teams, fostering collaboration, enhancing capability, and driving process improvements to deliver high-quality outcomes.
4. Credit & Cash Management: Oversee credit control to manage site credit risk, ensure policy compliance, and optimise working capital through effective collections and supplier pay...