Financial Controller

Financial Controller

Location:
West Bromwich

Salary: £85,000–£95,000 (DOE)

Halliday Marx have embarked on a Retained Assignment to hire an exceptional Financial Controller to join a highly ambitious and rapidly scaling Manufacturing business.

Looking to join a business at a pivotal stage of growth and transformation?

Following a merger the company is expected to treble in size within 2-3 years through both organic growth and strategic acquisition. This is a hands-on leadership role for an experienced finance professional ready to take genuine ownership of the day-to-day finance function, with the commercial capability and ambition to grow into a Finance Director as the group scales.

The Opportunity:

Reporting to the Managing Director and working alongside the CFO

• The Financial Controller will have full ownership of the operational finance function across the group, overseeing two accounts team members.
• Play a key role in ERP optimisation, finance process improvement, reporting improvements, and business integration.
• Work in a company where finance is a genuine strategic partner to growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Full ownership of day-to-day finance
• Accurate and timely monthly management information
• Cash flow forecasting, working capital management and financial planning
• Driving ERP consolidation and finance process improvement
• Leading automation initiatives and identifying opportunities to leverage AI in a modern finance and accounting tech stack
• Genuine business partnering with operational, engineering and commercial teams
• Managing and developing finance and accounts staff
• Supporting the Managing Director with tailored management information
• Strengthening controls and finance infrastructure as the group scales

Manufacturing & Operational Finance:

A strong manufacturing or engineering background is desirable. The successful candidate will have hands-on experience of:

• WIP reporting and controls
• Bills of materials, manufacturing costing and margin analysis
• Sales order flow through ERP systems
• Inventory and stock reporting
• Multi-site operational finance.

You will be equally comfortable on the shop floor and in the boardroom and powerful communication skills are highly desirable.

The Candidate:

• You are likely an experienced Financial Controller or Finance Manager from a manufacturing or engineering environment
• Technically strong across reporting, forecasting and controls, and commercially minded.
• You will be experienced with ERP systems — ideally Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central — and a proven driver of automation and process improvement.
• Ambition to develop, learn and progress to Finance Director as principal commercial lead within the business is desirable.

Location & Working Pattern:
The role is based in West Bromwich with occasional travel between this and other locations. One to two remote working days per week are available but preference is for a leadership candidate that likes to be surrounded by their team and involved in day to day decisions.