Financial Controller

About the Business

Join a well-respected manufacturing company based in Worcester, off junction 7 of the M5, near Whittington. As the Financial Controller, you ll take on the finance leadership role for the Worcester site, blending full financial control responsibilities with hands-on plant accounting. This is a key position within the site leadership team, acting as a true business partner to operations by providing insight, challenge and control to help drive site performance.

As a Financial Controller, your main duties include:

• Leading, developing and mentoring the site finance team
• Taking full ownership of the site s P&L, balance sheet and cash flow
• Overseeing and growing the wider finance function
• Sitting as a key member of the senior leadership team, supporting site directors
• Producing timely, accurate monthly management accounts, complete with variance analysis and commentary against budget and forecast
• Delivering reporting into the wider group
• Running the annual budgeting process and periodic reforecasts
• Ensuring balance sheet integrity through monthly reconciliations and review
• Managing the year-end audit process and liaising directly with external auditors
• Maintaining and strengthening the internal control environment
• Overseeing cash management, working capital optimisation, and capital expenditure appraisal and control
• Setting, maintaining and reviewing standard costs, along with labour and overhead recovery rates
• Analysing manufacturing variances (material usage, labour efficiency, overhead absorption, purchase price variance) and translating these into clear actions for operations
• Managing inventory accounting and control, including cycle counting, stock provisions, WIP valuation and physical inventory oversight
• Supporting pricing, quoting and make/buy decisions through product costing and margin analysis
• Business partnering with the Site General Manager, Operations, Engineering and Supply Chain to drive cost reduction and productivity improvements
• Financially evaluating capital investment proposals and tracking returns
• Developing site KPIs and performance dashboards that link operational metrics to financial outcomes
• Acting as a key finance contact, helping align policies, reporting and systems
• Driving continuous improvement across finance processes, systems and ERP usage
• Feeding financial input into site leadership discussions on strategy, risk and opportunity

Based in Worcester, off junction 7 of the M5, near Whittington, you ll join a welcoming finance team within a professional, forward-thinking environment. You ll take ownership of leading and mentoring your own finance function, while playing a key role within the senior leadership team.

The ideal candidate will have

• Fully qualified accountant - ACA, ACCA or CIMA
• Proven track record as a Financial Controller or plant/site controller within a manufacturing environment
• Strong technical grounding in standard costing, inventory accounting and manufacturing variance analysis
• Experience producing full monthly management accounts and leading budgeting/forecasting cycles
• Hands-on ERP experience alongside strong Excel and analytical skills
• Confidence as a business partner, able to challenge and influence operational stakeholders
• High integrity with a strong controls mindset

• Experience with in manufacturing sectors
• Exposure to business integration, acquisition or finance transformation projects
• People management experience with a track record of developing finance teams
• A hands-on, pragmatic approach, comfortable operating from shop floor to boardroom
• Resilience and adaptability, particularly through periods of ownership change and integration
• Strong communication skills, able to translate financial data into operational insight
• Commercial curiosity with a continuous improvement mindset
• Deadline-driven with high attention to detail

• A senior, high-visible finance leadership role
• The opportunity to shape and lead the finance function
• Genuine career progression and professional development
• A comprehensive benefits package