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Finance Controller
Job Posted: 9 days ago
Salary: £ 55,000 - 65,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Telford, Telford and Wrekin
Expire in: 19 days
Job Description
Do you thrive in a hands-on finance role where you can drive operational excellence and support commercial decision-making? Are you looking to be part of a fast-growing subsidiary within a dynamic Group of companies?
Athwal Resourcing are exclusively recruiting an operational hands-on Finance Controller for a Telford subsidiary of a blue-chip multinational manufacturing group. This is an exciting opportunity to take full financial control of the subsidiary, contribute to operational and commercial decision-making, and work closely with the Finance Director and Board to improve financial performance and processes.
Key Responsibilities
* Financial control & reporting deliver accurate ledgers and payroll administration; produce the full monthly management accounts pack (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, variance analysis) and board commentary.
* Group control & reporting deliver suite of monthly reporting to Group headquarters in Europe.
* Operational & commercial insight maintain KPI dashboards, sales & margin profitability analysis by customer/product group/product, and present performance drivers to the senior leadership team.
* Costing & stock own standard costing, WIP and stock management; analyse labour, material and overhead variances; ensure robust product-cost data and advise on new-product quotations.
* Budgeting, forecasting & cash lead annual budgets, rolling forecasts and weekly cash-flow modelling; manage working capital across a multi-currency export environment.
* Process & systems improvement streamline processes, strengthen the control environment, champion continuous improvement.
* Compliance & external liaison manage year-end statutory accounts, audits, VAT/Intrastat, company-secretarial matters and banking relationships.
* Leadership develop and mentor a small team of finance clerks and an accounts assistant, fostering a high-performance and collaborative culture.
* Ad-hoc initiatives partner directors on strategic, operational and commercial projects that enhance productivity and profitability.
* Microsoft Dynamics Implementation play key project role in ERP system changeover from SAPB1 in line with Group system platform changes
About You
* Qualified accountant (ACMA, ACCA) or equivalent experience.
* Hands-on finance leader in manufacturing/engineering, ideally as site No. 1 or No. 2.
* Deep knowledge of standard costing, stock control, BoMs, ideally with process costing exposure,
* Track record of improving processes and controls.
* Familiar with European Group reporting to European headquarters
* Advanced Excel skills plus solid ERP experience (SAP or MS Dynamics preferred).
* Commercially astute, proactive and comfortable challenging the status quo.
* Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills at all levels.
* Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop finance teams.
What’s on Offer
* Competitive salary £55k–£65k plus bonus.
* Pension, life cover (4 × salary) and private health insurance for self.
* 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
* Future hybrid working (after initial bedding-in period).
The Finance Controller role is ideally suited if you are ambitious and looking to grow into a board-level role for a growing Group of companies. This position will give the right candidate the opportunity in timeBefore You Apply
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