Financial Controller

Your new company
Your new company are a leader in their field based in Stoke-on-Trent and are looking for a Financial Controller to join their team on a permanent basis to support company growth.

Your new role
You will lead financial planning and analysis activities for the Group, providing insight, challenge and forward-looking analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making. Act as the key finance business partner to senior leadership, translating financial data into clear, actionable insight.
Key responsibilities

• Own Group budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning
• Deliver monthly forecasts, variance analysis and clear performance commentary
• Produce MI, dashboards and board-level reporting with actionable insights
• Build and maintain financial models for scenario planning, investment cases and commercial decisions
• Partner with operational leaders to understand performance drivers, risks and opportunities
• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes, reporting and data quality
• Ensure alignment between management reporting, FP&A outputs and Group requirements
• Lead, coach and develop the team
• Set clear objectives, review performance and build a high-impact, insight-driven finance function
• Foster strong collaboration between FP&A, management accounting and core finance teams

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment
• CIMA / ACCA / ACA qualified
• Strong FP&A, commercial finance or business partnering background
• Advanced financial modelling and Excel skills
• Experience using SAP
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Able to work independently and collaboratively
• Excellent communication skills
• Confident working with senior stakeholders
• Experience leading and developing a team
• Professional, adaptable, and comfortable taking on new challenges

• Competitive salary DOE
• Excellent benefits and generous holiday allowance
• On-site working
• Fantastic working environment