Location: Scunthorpe (Hybrid - 3 days per week in office)Salary: Up to £70,000 + 25% bonus Other Benefits: 25 days holiday + stats
Elevation Recruitment Group are delighted to be working with a specialist UK manufacturer based in Scunthorpe. The business is backed by private equity and continues to evolve, driving performance improvements, operational efficiencies, and sustainable growth.
They are currently seeking a commercially minded and hands‑on Financial Controller to join its lean finance team, consisting of just two people. This is a high‑impact role offering significant exposure to senior leadership and operations, where you will act as a key partner to the business. Managing one direct report, you will take ownership of the finance function while working closely with operational teams to drive performance, improve visibility, and support strategic decision‑making.
Key Responsibilities
- Cash Flow Forecasting: Own and continuously improve cash flow forecasting, ensuring robust visibility and proactive management of working capital.
- Financial Control & Reporting: Deliver accurate and timely financial reporting, maintaining strong financial controls across the business.
- Finance Business Partnering: Act as a trusted partner to operational teams, providing insight, challenge, and support to drive better business decisions.
- Annual Budgeting & Forecasting: Lead the annual budgeting process and ongoing forecasting cycles, aligning financial plans with business objectives.
- Financial Modelling & Analysis: Build and maintain detailed financial models to support strategic initiatives, investment decisions, and performance tracking.
- Supply Chain Management Support: Work closely with supply chain and operations teams to improve cost control, inventory management, and efficiency.
- Stakeholder Management: Confidently answer tough questions from senior stakeholders, providing clear, data-driven insights.
- Private Equity & Funding Exposure: Support reporting requirements and financial processes associated with private equity ownership and invoice factoring arrangements.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience in a Financial Controller or similar senior finance role
- CIMA/ ACCA/ ACA Qualified
- Strong background in private equity environments and invoice factoring / finance structures (This is quite important to the client)
- Demonstrable expertise in cash flow forecasting and working capital management
- Advanced financial modelling skills and highly proficient in Excel
- Experience partnering with operations and supply chain teams
- Comfortable working in a small, lean team environment with a hands‑on approach
- Ability to go above and beyond in a fast‑paced, evolving business
- Confident communicator, capable of challenging and influencing stakeholders
- Commercially astute with strong analytical capability
- Collaborative, with a strong team‑oriented mindset
- High attention to detail with a continuous improvement mentality
This is a unique opportunity to join a growing, private equity‑backed business in a pivotal role. With only two people in the finance team, you will have real ownership and the chance to make a tangible impact across the organisation, working closely with operations and senior leadership.
