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Assistant Financial Controller

Job Posted: 5 hours ago

Salary: £ 55,000 - 60,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

Expire in: a month

Job Description

The role

Our client is looking to recruit an Assistant Financial Controller role supporting the FC across a number of high volume manufacturing business units, with around £100m turnover. The position combines strong technical accounting and reporting with people leadership, providing robust financial control, insight, and support across month-end, forecasting, audit, and compliance.

Key responsibilities

  * Lead the month end close, including accruals, variance analysis, and forecast vs actual reporting.

  * Preparation of management accounts, forecasts, and balance sheet reviews across 2 Business Units

  * Line management and development of 3 finance team members, ensuring delivery to deadlines and high standards

  * Preparation and upload of TB and statistical data into HFM

  * Full ownership of balance sheet reconciliations to SOX standards

  * Fixed asset and Capex tracking

  * Year-end audit pack preparation and liaison with external auditors

  * Weekly cashflow forecasting and variance analysis

  * Support standard costing, price variance analysis, and purchasing savings reporting

  * Stock counts, and continuous process improvement

  * Provide cover for the Financial Controller when required

About you

  * Qualified or finalist CIMA / ACCA

  * Strong month-end, reporting, and forecasting experience

  * Proven people management experience

  * Manufacturing experience essential or from a fast paced industry

  * Advanced Excel skills

  * Confident, organised, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced operational environment

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