Financial Controller

AFR Consulting; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

AFR Consulting, a highly innovative manufacturing business with global reach, is expanding its finance leadership with a Financial Controller role. You will work closely with the site General Manager, oversee budgeting, reporting, and cost control across operations.

In this standalone role, you’ll manage monthly management accounts, balance sheets (including stock and WIP), inter-company transactions, and drive continuous improvement through ERP and Excel data analysis to support decisions at

Qualifications

• Qualified accountant with manufacturing cost and budgeting experience.
• Strong data analysis and Excel skills for operational decisions.
• Experience with ERP systems and financial reporting in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and insightful performance reports.
• Work with SMT to improve budgeting, drive KPI analysis and re-forecasting.
• Oversee monthly balance sheet prep and reconciliation (stock and WIP).
• Submit group financial reporting, including inter-company transactions.
• Maintain robust controls and processes to minimise risk.
• Develop costing data and COGS analysis.
• Analyze manufacturing variances, stock valuation and processes.
• Coordinate with SMT for annual budget and quarterly forecasts.
• Support Planning & Production with timely performance reporting.
• Oversee sales and purchase ledger activities.
• Liaise with external accountant for year-end statutory accounts.
• Support ERP development and continuous improvement.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

KPI analysis

Costing

Problem solving

Education

ACCA/CIMA qualified

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

This highly innovative manufacturing business trades internationally and has a reputation for developing market leading products. Led by an experienced team of industry experts and backed by a large international parent they have a strong R&D focus which enables them to be at the forefront of developing technologies in their sector. With the ability to design, manufacture and distribute they offer a complete service to their customers.

As they are currently gearing up for further growth they have identified a new role for a Financial Controller to work closely with the site General Manager and be a key part of the senior leadership team. This position will involve managing the finances for the business, providing financial support and analysis, working closely with operations and supply chain managing cost and performance against budget. This will be a stand alone role so applicants must be comfortable undertaking a full range of finance duties in a high value, low volume transaction environment. The ability to positively challenge and multi task between business improvement projects will also be essential qualities for this position. The main responsibilities will be:

• Preparing monthly management accounts and insightful performance reports
• Working with the SMT to improve budgeting, driving deeper analysis through KPI's and re-forecasting
• Overseeing monthly balance sheet preparation and reconciliation, including stock and WIP
• Submitting group financial reporting requirements, including inter-company transactions
• Maintaining robust financial controls and processes to minimise risk
• Developing and maintaining costing data and COGS analysis
• Drive deeper understanding of manufacturing variances, stock control and valuation
• Co-ordinating with SMT for presenting annual budget and quarterly re-forecast
• Support Planning & Production with accurate and timely performance reporting
• Overseeing sales, purchase ledger transactional activities
• Liaise with external accountant to produce year end statutory accounts
• Supporting continuous improvement and development of the ERP system

This position would suit someone able to implement new processes, drive continuous improvement and deliver change in a positive manner. The ideal candidate for the Financial Controller position would have a high level of comfort with ERP Systems, the ability to export and analyse data in Excel and translate this into something meaningful for non-finance managers. The position would suit an experienced Accountant with an engineering or manufacturing background who would enjoy an operational role where their efforts have a real impact on decision making at all levels within the business. You will be joining a happy and ambitious team based in a modern office environment and will play a vital role in the continued success and expansion of this business.