Group Financial Controller

Job Type:Permanent, Full time, 38 hour working Monday to Thursday 8:00am until 4:00pm and 8:00am until 1:00pm Friday

Salary/Hour Rate:Competitive with benefits based on skills, experience, and relevant qualifications

As the number‑one finance professional on site, the Senior Financial Accountant will oversee all financial accounting, reporting, and compliance under UK GAAP / FRS 102 for a manufacturing operation. The role provides critical financial support to the Site Managing Director and wider operational leadership, ensuring high‑quality financial information and control across a fast‑paced, production‑driven environment.

A major part of the role will be building a robust monthly management reporting framework and supporting the seamless integration of the newly acquired manufacturing business into the Group’s financial processes, systems, and reporting standards.

Here is what you can expect to be doing:

• Prepare timely and accurate monthly management accounts including P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, standard costing performance, and production variance analysis.
• Lead monthly close processes, ensuring accurate capture of production costs, overhead absorption, WIP, and stock valuations.
• Ensure all financial information is fully aligned with Group consolidation requirements.
• Oversee key manufacturing finance reconciliations, including inventory, cost of sales, and labour/overhead postings.

• Maintain and update standard costs and overhead rates in line with operational changes.
• Analyse manufacturing variances including material usage, labour efficiency, scrap, yield, and machine utilisation.
• Oversee stock integrity including stock takes, cycle counting, and valuation under UK GAAP.
• Support operational teams with cost analysis, process efficiency reviews, and margin improvement initiatives.
• Ensure all accounting is compliant with UK GAAP / FRS 102 and internal Group policies.
• Maintain strong internal controls, particularly around stock, production processes, and fixed assets.
• Act as the lead contact for external auditors and ensure accurate statutory reporting.
• Prepare VAT returns, corporation tax information packs, and statutory filings.

• Work closely with the Site MD and Operations Manager along with Group Supply Chain, and Commercial teams to support decision-making.
• Provide clear financial insight on operational performance, working capital, and cost drivers.
• Challenge and support operational leaders on cost control, investment cases, and efficiency improvements.

• Lead finance integration activities, ensuring alignment of manufacturing data, inventory processes, costings, and financial controls with Group standards.
• Support system migration, chart of accounts alignment, and reporting structure implementation.
• Develop a consistent monthly management reporting pack for site and Group.

• Lead annual budget cycles including production volumes, labour planning, overhead costs, and capital expenditure.
• Deliver rolling forecasts and scenario analysis based on operational drivers.
• Support capex business cases and ROI analysis for manufacturing investments.

• Oversee cash flow forecasting with focus on stock levels, purchasing patterns, supplier terms, and production efficiency.
• Manage working capital facilities (invoice discounting).
• Identify opportunities to improve working capital performance.

• Oversee transactional finance support (AP/AR/Payroll).
• Foster a culture of accuracy, continuous improvement, and operational partnership.

A few things about you:

• Qualified accountant (ACA / ACCA / CIMA) with strong technical expertise in UK GAAP / FRS 102.
• Experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment, ideally with exposure to standard costing and production reporting.
• Proven record in a standalone or number‑one on-site finance role.
• Strong understanding of stock accounting, cost of sales, and manufacturing cost flows.
• Confident in analysing production performance data and explaining operational variances.
• Strong Excel and ERP system experience (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Navision, Infor, Syteline).
• Experience in a Group structure with consolidated reporting.
• Involvement in post‑acquisition integration, system changes, or manufacturing process transformation.
• Experience with lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or cost‑reduction projects
• Hands‑on, commercially aware, and comfortable operating within a factory environment.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work effectively with operations teams.
• Strong analytical mindset and high attention to detail.
• Proactive, solution-driven, and able to thrive in a period of change and integration.

Brookhouse-Aerospace is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK under ITAR restrictions