Finance Controller

Location: Beverley
Salary: Up to £60,000 (DOE)

Naturewall is looking for a commercially minded, hands‑on Financial Controller to join its growing business in Beverley.

Working closely with the Managing Director and Board, you ll strengthen financial control, cash management and commercial discipline across the business. You ll lead a small finance team while remaining close to the detail, helping functional managers understand the financial impact of their decisions and ensuring agreed actions are followed through.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Financial Controller or Head of Finance who has worked in a stock‑intensive SME and wants a broad role with genuine influence across operations, supply chain, e‑commerce and commercial decision‑making.

• Work directly with the Managing Director and Board, with the opportunity to influence key financial, operational and commercial decisions.
• Take ownership of cash flow, working capital and financial control, focusing on the issues that most affect margin, service and business resilience.
• Lead and develop a small finance team while remaining hands‑on with analysis, forecasting, reconciliations and problem‑solving.
• Gain broad exposure across pricing, purchasing, stock, supplier negotiations, banking relationships and future investment decisions.

• Own the rolling cash‑flow forecast and longer‑term cash outlook, updating it weekly, testing key assumptions and highlighting funding pressures early with clear recommended actions.
• Provide commercial advice on pricing, product and channel margins, promotions, supplier decisions and investment, considering total cost, cash timing and operational impact.
• Drive measurable working‑capital improvements across stock, purchasing, debtors and creditors while balancing cash release with customer service, supply continuity and growth.
• Challenge purchase commitments, order quantities, stock cover and slow‑moving inventory with Supply Chain and Operations, ensuring buying decisions reflect demand, lead times and available cash.
• Control payment planning and creditor exposure, agreeing realistic supplier terms and payment arrangements and ensuring commitments are communicated and honoured.
• Manage banking relationships, facility utilisation, funding headroom and applicable covenants, recommending action before constraints become urgent.
• Investigate material cost and margin variances across logistics, manufacturing, purchasing, fulfilment and returns, identifying root causes and quantifying the effect on profit and cash.
• Agree recovery plans with functional owners, setting actions, deadlines, milestones and expected financial benefits, then track progress until the financial outcome has improved.
• Lead or support supplier‑term negotiations and take ownership of creditor agreements, payment commitments and dispute resolution while protecting commercial relationships.
• Act as a senior member of the management team, challenging the Managing Director, Board and senior leaders constructively when decisions create unnecessary financial or working‑capital risk.
• Lead, develop and manage the finance team, setting clear responsibilities, deadlines and quality standards while retaining accountability for results.
• Produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts for the Board, supported by reliable balance‑sheet reconciliations and clear analysis of profitability, cash, working capital and performance against plan.
• Own budgets, rolling forecasts and scenario planning, translating operational assumptions into financial consequences and practical recommendations.
• Strengthen inventory accounting and control through robust stock reconciliations, valuation, provisions and stock‑take…