Job Description
Butler Rose is pleased to be supporting an established and fast-growing SME manufacturing business based in Milton Keynes and is now looking to appoint a hands-on Financial Controller to join their senior leadership team. Reporting directly to the CFO, this is a true No.2 role and offers a genuine opportunity to shape and strengthen the finance function as the business continues to scale. The CFO and MD are keen to appoint a strategic thinker with the ambition and capability to step into a Finance Director role in the not-too-distant future, which is why the below duties only tells part of the story. The broader opportunity and longer-term progression will be best explored through direct conversation and via interview.
Our client is looking for someone who will confidently challenge the status quo, translate numbers into clear commercial insight and partner closely with stakeholders across the business, well beyond the finance team. This is not a back-office number-crunching role. They want someone engaging, driven and excited by being part of a growth journey, with the business turnover to at least double in size over the coming years.
Key responsibilities will include management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, cashflow management, payroll, VAT and statutory compliance, alongside leading ERP and wider process improvements while managing a small finance team. This will be an on-site role, but there ...