Finance Controller | Flexible Hours for SME Manufacturing

Staffline; Worcester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexibility with working hours

Job summary

Staffline seeks an experienced Financial Controller to manage day‑to‑day financial control, reporting and statutory compliance. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will lead the accounts team, oversee payroll and cashflow, and drive profitability analysis across projects in an SME engineering/manufacturing environment.

You will bring hands‑on leadership, robust financial controls, and a proactive approach to process improvements, audits, and compliance, with responsibility for management

Qualifications

• Experience leading a finance function in an SME.
• Strong management accounting and financial control experience.
• Advanced Excel skills and Sage 50 knowledge.
• Familiarity with MRP, stock accounting and WIP calculations.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Lead and develop the accounts team.
• Oversee payroll, PAYE, pensions and compliance.
• Submit VAT returns and manage cashflow forecasting.
• Support audit processes and tax compliance.
• Partner with Finance Director on process improvements.

Skills

Management accounting

Financial control

Advanced Excel

Sage 50

MRP systems

Stock accounting

WIP calculations

Engineering environment

Job description

Staffline seeks an experienced Financial Controller to manage day‑to‑day financial control, reporting and statutory compliance. Reporting to the Finance Director, you will lead the accounts team, oversee payroll and cashflow, and drive profitability analysis across projects in an SME engineering/manufacturing environment.

You will bring hands‑on leadership, robust financial controls, and a proactive approach to process improvements, audits, and compliance, with responsibility for management