The role
Our client is looking to recruit an Assistant Financial Controller role supporting the Financial Controller across a number of high-volume manufacturing business units with around £100m turnover. The position combines strong technical accounting and reporting with people leadership, providing robust financial control, insight, and support across month-end, forecasting, audit, and compliance, while acting as a deputy to the Financial Controller.
Key responsibilities
*Lead the month-end close, including accruals, variance analysis, and forecast vs actual reporting
*Manage the forecasts ad budgets process.
*Balance sheet reviews across two sites
*Line management and development of 3 finance team members, ensuring delivery to deadlines and high standards
*Ensure accuracy and integrity of corporate and internal reporting to agreed timetables
*Preparation and upload of TB and statistical data into HFM
*Full ownership of balance sheet reconciliations to SOX standards
*Fixed asset and Capex tracking
*Year-end audit pack preparation and liaison with external auditors
*Weekly cashflow forecasting and variance analysis
*Support standard costing, price variance analysis, and purchasing savings reporting
*Stock counts, and continuous process improvement
*Provide cover for the Financial Controller when required
About you
*Qualified or finalist CIMA / ACCA / ACA
*Strong month-end, reporting, and forecasting experience
*Proven people management experience
*Manufacturing experience essential or from a fast paced industry
*Advanced Excel skills
*Confident, organised, and comfortable operating in a fast-paced operational environment
On offer to you
*£55,000 - £65,000
*Hybrid working
*Succession plan