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