Job type
PermanentLocation
StaffordshireWorking Pattern
Full-timeSpecialism
Senior Finance QualifiedIndustry
Manufacturing & ProductionPay
Depending on experience
Financial Controller Based in Newcastle-under-Lyme £Depending on experience
Your new company
An exciting opportunity has arisen within a newly acquired business, seeking a qualified Financial Controller with manufacturing experience to lead and develop the finance function.
Your new role
The position is responsible for managing all aspects of financial control, reporting, and analysis for the site's Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet. It requires a comprehensive understanding of the business and its influencing factors, with active participation as a key member of the site management team.
- Team Leadership: Manage and support the AP/AR Clerk, including performance reviews, development planning, and workload oversight.
- Site Management Participation: Contribute to strategic and operational decision-making as part of the site leadership team.
- Financial Integrity: Ensure all financial transactions are accurately recorded and reported.
- Balance Sheet Management: Reconcile accounts and resolve outstanding issues.
- Month-End Close: Prepare and post accruals, prepayments, and other journal entries.
- Fixed Assets: Maintain and update the Fixed Asset Register.
- Management Reporting: Produce monthly management accounts and support statutory reporting.
- Tax Compliance: Submit VAT, PAYE, PSA, and P11D returns to HMRC.
- Payroll Coordination: Prepare payroll data for submission to external providers.
- Cash & Working Capital: Monitor working capital, produce overdue reports, and manage cash-flow forecasting.
- Planning & Forecasting: Assist in budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Credit Control: Oversee credit decisions and receivables management.
- Banking Operations: Manage payments, bank reconciliations, and foreign currency transactions.
- Employee Benefits: Administer private healthcare and staff benefit schemes.
- Process Improvement: Collaborate with managers to develop and implement financial processes.
- External Liaison: Interface with auditors, accountants, legal advisors, bankers, and insurers.
- Inventory Control: Ensure accurate stock valuation, physical verification, and costing.
- Ad Hoc Support: Undertake additional duties as required to support business needs.
What you'll need to succeed
Fully qualified ACCA/ CIMA/ ACA
Proven manufacturing experience in a financial control capacity
Experience working with ERP systems
Strong commercial acumen alongside core finance skills
Advanced IT and spreadsheet proficiency
Clear communicator, both written and verbal
Effective people manager with a focus on motivation and development
Results-driven with sound business judgment
Analytical, accurate, and decisive
Self-motivated team player with initiative
Willingness to travel to other sites on an ad hoc basis
What you'll get in return
Salary DOE
On-site work
25 days holiday + bank holidays
37.5 hour working week
AE pension
Car parking
What you need to do now
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