Financial Controller

Morgan McKinley Northern Home Counties are working with a growing and commercially focused FMCG business in Northampton to appoint a high-calibre Financial Controller .

This is a broad and influential role for an ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified accountant who enjoys operating close to the commercial and operational side of a business.

The Role

As Financial Controller, you will lead the finance function, ensuring strong financial control, accurate reporting and commercially focused analysis to support continued growth.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead the month-end and year-end close process

• Produce monthly management accounts and financial analysis

• Own budgeting, forecasting and financial planning

• Provide commercial insight into sales, margins, costs and profitability

• Partner with Operations, Sales and Procurement

• Oversee cash flow, working capital and balance sheet management

• Maintain and strengthen financial controls and processes

• Monitor product costing, gross margins and manufacturing variances

• Support stock and inventory reporting

• Manage statutory accounts and external audit requirements

• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting and regulatory requirements

• Improve finance systems, processes and reporting

• Lead, develop and motivate the finance team

• Provide financial support and challenge to the senior leadership team

About You

You will ideally have:

• ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualification

• Previous experience as a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or equivalent

• Experience within FMCG, food, consumer goods or manufacturing

• Strong management accounting and financial reporting experience

• Experience of budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis

• Good understanding of product costing, margins and stock/inventory

• Strong financial controls and balance-sheet management experience

• Experience managing and developing a finance team

• Excellent Excel and ERP/system skills

• Strong commercial awareness with the confidence to challenge and influence

• A hands-on, proactive and improvement-focused approach

• Excellent communication skills

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join an established and growing FMCG business where Finance has a genuine voice in commercial and operational decision-making.

You will have:

• A senior role with significant autonomy and visibility

• Direct exposure to the senior leadership team

• The opportunity to shape and improve the finance function

• A commercially varied role across finance and operations

• Responsibility for developing a finance team

• A competitive salary and benefits package

• Long-term progression within a growing organisation If you are an ACCA, ACA or CIMA qualified accountant with FMCG or manufacturing experience and are looking for a Financial Controller role where you can make a genuine commercial impact, we would be keen to hear from you.