This role leads all financial operations for a manufacturing SME, working closely with the Managing Director and Board to deliver accurate reporting, planning, and strategic financial insight while remaining hands–on. It combines team leadership with responsibility for accounting, budgeting, cashflow, tax, audit, and the professionalisation of finance processes within a growing business that is part of a wider group.
Client Details
My client is a privately owned, manufacturing SME. They operate as part of a wider international group. They are in a phase of professionalising and strengthening their finance function, valuing hands–on leadership, robust controls, and close collaboration with senior management.
Description
* Oversee all financial operations within the company
* Manage the accounting and finance team and guide them towards achieving company objectives
* Drive profitability and growth by understanding and influencing key business drivers
* Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements
* Ensure compliance with regulatory laws and standards in all financial functions
* Develop and implement financial strategies and plans
* Monitor and manage company budget and finances
* Engage in regular financial forecasting and risk analysis
Profile
* Commercially minded finance leader with strong technical accounting expertise
* Comfortable operating hands–on in an SME manufacturing environment
* Credible business partner to the Managing Director and Board, contributing to strategic and investment decisions
* Proven capability across financial reporting, budgeting, FP&A, and cashflow management
* Experience professionalising finance and accounting processes and controls
* Confident people manager, able to lead and develop a small finance team
* Strong communicator, effective with auditors, tax advisers, and wider group stakeholders
* Advanced Excel skills, with exposure to ERP/BI systems an advantage
* Pragmatic, detail–oriented, and proactive with a can–do attitude
Job Offer
* Senior leadership role with genuine influence, working closely with the Managing Director and Board
* Opportunity to shape and professionalise the finance function within a growing manufacturing business
* Broad, end–to–end responsibility across finance, offering strategic exposure as well as hands–on involvement
* Stable, permanent position within a profitable SME that is part of a wider group
* Scope to lead, develop, and build a small finance team and improve systems and processes
* Involvement in key commercial decisions, including investment appraisal and CAPEX planning
* Competitive senior–level remuneration package, commensurate with experience
* Chance to make a visible, lasting impact in a business at an important stage of its development