Financial Controller

About the Business
An excellent opportunity to be a Financial Controller paying £60,000 – £70,000 for an established, globally backed manufacturing business based in West Bromwich, with hybrid working. Part of an international group with operations across more than 30 countries, the UK site combines a sales office with a fully operational warehouse, manufacturing facilities, and an in-house transport fleet. With a turnover of around £30m, this is a fantastic chance to take full ownership of the UK finance function and become a key partner to senior management. This role comes with the brilliant opportunity to progress to Financial Director, as the current position holder has plans to retire.
Main Duties:
As a Financial Controller, your main duties include:
* Taking complete ownership of the UK finance function and leading the day-to-day finance team
* Producing the monthly management accounts hands-on, covering P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with insightful commentary and variance analysis
* Delivering the annual statutory accounts under FRS 102 and acting as the lead point of contact through the year-end audit
* Submitting group reporting packs in line with parent company timetables, including IFRS consolidation requirements
* Owning the budgeting, forecasting and rolling cash flow cycles for the UK business
* Overseeing stock accounting, inventory valuation and margin analysis – a critical function in a stockholding environment
* Managing treasury matters, FX exposure and intercompany reconciliations across the wider group
* Maintaining a robust control environment, ensuring SOX-style internal controls and group policies are embedded across the business
* Handling VAT, corporation tax and other statutory submissions, supported by external advisors where appropriate
* Overseeing payroll, credit control and supplier ledger activity
* Business partnering with the UK Managing Director and commercial team, providing the financial insight behind pricing, customer profitability and strategic direction
* Leading continuous improvement across finance systems, processes and reporting
Location / Office / Culture
The role is based in West Bromwich with a hybrid working arrangement, easily accessible from Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, Dudley and the wider Black Country. You’ll be at the heart of a busy operational site that combines sales, warehousing and processing under one roof, with direct access to senior leadership and a genuinely hands-on culture where finance is visible and valued across the business.
What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will have:
* ACA / ACCA / CIMA qualified, or a strong Qualified by Experience candidate who has clearly operated at this level
* Demonstrable experience as a Financial Controller, or Finance Manager, ideally within stockholding, distribution, manufacturing or industrial SME environments
* Strong technical grounding in UK GAAP (FRS 102), with IFRS exposure a real advantage given the group reporting element
* A track record in stock-heavy environments and a good understanding of inventory accounting, margin discipline and the controls these settings demand
* Confidence working as part of an international group, comfortable with consolidation packs, intercompany matters and reporting to a non-UK parent
* Strong systems skills, advanced Excel and an appetite for improving processes rather than simply running them
* A pragmatic, solutions-focused mindset – able to dig into the detail but also step back and see the wider commercial picture
* Excellent communication skills, with the gravitas to engage senior stakeholders and the approachability to work alongside the wider operational team
Why Join the business
* Backing of an established global group with significant scale and stability
* Hands-on, varied position spanning technical accounting, commercial business partnering and operational involvement
* Direct exposure to senior management locally and at group level
* Genuine influence over systems, processes and the future shape of the finance function
* Hybrid working
* A baked in route to FD as the current FD plans to retire
* Training from current Finance Director
About Us
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