Based on the outskirts of East Lancashire this role will support a period of transition for one of the UK's leading manufacturing businesses. Operating across multi-sites, this position provides a unique opportunity to drive performance, manage financial planning and overhaul process and procedure to gain commercial insight. The business are also part of a corporate group, operating autonomously, they are in a period of high growth.
Salary and Enhanced Benefits include:
Hybrid working, bonus and healthcare package + DIS, progression opportunity.
Your new role as Group Financial Controller:
As Group Financial Controller you shall lead the financial operations of a dynamic manufacturing business, ensuring robust financial controls, accurate reporting, and strategic insight. This role has full responsibility for financial planning and analysis, transactional finance, policy development, and the management of financial systems and controls.
The Financial Controller will play a key role in supporting the Finance Director and key stakeholders by maintaining financial health, ensuring compliance, and driving continuous improvement in both financial processes and wider business operations to help achieve strategic objectives.
Key Responsibilities:
oLead the transactional finance team, ensuring timely and accurate processing of accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and other financial transactions.
oMonitor cash flow and working capital to ensure we are achieving our objectives.
oDrive improvements in KPI reporting to enhance operational and financial efficiency.
oOversee the maintenance and analysis of standard costing within the ERP system, including weekly standard costing variance reporting
oLeverage in-depth experience with fully integrated ERP systems in a manufacturing environment.
oEnsure ERP systems are optimised for standard costing and financial reporting.
oProvide detailed financial analysis to support strategic decision-making, working with other departments to improve cost control and operational efficiency.
oDefine, monitor, and report KPIs for use within the finance team.
oDevelop, implement, and maintain company financial policies and procedures.
oEnsure compliance with internal policies, industry standards, and regulatory requirements.
oOversee budgeting, forecasting, and long-term financial planning.
oManaging the development and maintenance of key business metric, highlighting key insights and recommendations.
oMaintain tight financial controls to safeguard company assets and ensure data integrity.
oConduct regular reviews of processes to identify and mitigate risks.
oTake full responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of the balance sheet and trial balance.
oEnsure timely completion of month-end and year-end closing activities.
oLiaise with auditors, ensuring smooth and efficient audit processes.
oBuild and maintain relationships with banks, lenders, and HMRC, ensuring compliance and effective communication.
oTrain and support staff in the effective use of the ERP system.
Experience & Qualifications Required to apply:
To be considered you shall have a proven track record of adding value in a senior Financial Controller role. With strong commercial acumen, and the ability to understand and influence business strategy, your experience within the manufacturing sector will enable insightful analysis and drive cost management in a fast-paced environment. Technically astute and formally qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA (QBE is also considered) you will have solid experience in financial control and reporting within the manufacturing and/or distribution sectors. With a demonstrated background in the management of budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, and providing strategic recommendations based on financial data you will also have staff management experience. With advanced experience with ERP systems you shall also be rehearsed in managing financial projects, including the implementation of process improvements, system upgrades, and financial integration projects.
This role is being handled by Darren Cadman – Kenton Black Finance
Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. Market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK