Financial Controller

About the Business

Join a well-respected manufacturing company based in Worcester , off junction 7 of the M5, near Whittington. As the Financial Controller , you'll take on the finance leadership role for the Worcester site, blending full financial control responsibilities with hands-on plant accounting. This is a key position within the site leadership team, acting as a true business partner to operations by providing insight, challenge and control to help drive site performance.

Main Duties:

As a Financial Controller, your main duties include:

• Leading, developing and mentoring the site finance team

• Taking full ownership of the site's P&L, balance sheet and cash flow

• Overseeing and growing the wider finance function

• Sitting as a key member of the senior leadership team, supporting site directors

• Producing timely, accurate monthly management accounts, complete with variance analysis and commentary against budget and forecast

• Delivering reporting into the wider group

• Running the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasts

• Ensuring balance sheet integrity through monthly reconciliations and review

• Managing the year-end audit process and liaising directly with external auditors

• Maintaining and strengthening the internal control environment

• Overseeing cash management, working capital optimisation, and capital expenditure appraisal and control

• Setting, maintaining and reviewing standard costs, along with labour and overhead recovery rates

• Analysing manufacturing variances (material usage, labour efficiency, overhead absorption, purchase price variance) and translating these into clear actions for operations

• Managing inventory accounting and control, including cycle counting, stock provisions, WIP valuation and physical inventory oversight

• Supporting pricing, quoting and make/buy decisions through product costing and margin analysis

• Business partnering with the Site General Manager, Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to drive cost reduction and productivity improvements

• Financially evaluating capital investment proposals and tracking returns

• Developing site KPIs and performance dashboards that link operational metrics to financial outcomes

• Acting as a key finance contact, helping align policies, reporting and systems

• Driving continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and ERP usage

• Feeding financial input into site leadership discussions on strategy, risk and opportunity Location / Office / Culture

Based in Worcester , off junction 7 of the M5, near Whittington, you'll join a welcoming finance team within a professional, forward-thinking environment. You'll take ownership of leading and mentoring your own finance function, while playing a key role within the senior leadership team.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have

Essential

• Fully qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA

• Proven track record as a Financial Controller or plant/site controller within a manufacturing environment

• Strong technical grounding in standard costing, inventory accounting and manufacturing variance analysis

• Experience producing full monthly management accounts and leading budgeting/forecasting cycles

• Hands-on ERP experience alongside strong Excel and analytical skills

• Confidence as a business partner, able to challenge and influence operational stakeholders

• High integrity with a strong controls mindset Desirable

• Experience within manufacturing sectors

• Exposure to business integration, acquisition or finance transformation projects

• People management experience with a track record of developing finance teams

• A hands-on, pragmatic approach, comfortable operating from shop floor to boardroom

• Resilience and adaptability, particularly through periods of ownership change and integration

• Strong communication skills, able to translate financial data into operational insight

• Commercial curiosity with a continuous improvement mindset

• Deadline-driven with high attention to detail Why Join the business

• A senior, high-visibility finance leadership role

• The opportunity to shape and lead the finance function

• Genuine career progression and professional development

• A comprehensive benefits package About Us

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