Financial Controller

Recruitment South East; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruitment South East in the United Kingdom is working with a client to recruit an experienced Financial Controller. You will lead the finance function, provide strategic guidance to the leadership team and ensure robust financial control and compliance across the business.

The role requires fully qualified CIMA/ACCA with manufacturing finance experience, strong costing and budgeting skills, and the ability to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified CIMA/ACCA accountant with manufacturing finance experience.
• Proven track record leading finance teams and improving processes.
• Minimum 7 years submitting statutory returns and managing compliance.
• Experience with standard costing and budgeting in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Finance function and provide strategic guidance to the leadership team.
• Ensure robust financial control and compliance across the business.
• Oversee statutory returns submission and monthly reporting packages.
• Manage treasury, cash flow forecasting, hedging and banking relationships.
• Lead standard costing, budgeting, forecasting, absorption and provisioning.
• Provide leadership to the finance team and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate audits and liaise with external auditors; manage insurance and risks.
• Support operations, sales, engineering and the MD/board with financial insight.

Skills

Manufacturing finance

Leadership

Problem-solving

Dynamics AX

CIMA/ACCA

Statutory returns

Standard costing

Analytical mindset

Work ethic

Education

CIMA/ACCA qualification

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics AX

Job description

Financial Controller

Strategic Finance Leadership Opportunity

Salary: Excellent (negotiable) + Benefits

The Opportunity

We are working on behalf of our client to recruit an experienced Financial Controller. You will lead the finance function, provide strategic guidance to the leadership team and ensure robust financial control and compliance across the business.

Job Purpose/Primary Objective

• Leading the Finance function.
• Ensure accurate reflection of the business activities according to the agreed accounting standards.
• Be part of the management team and provide strategic guidance to operations, sales, engineering, the MD and the board.
• Identifying areas of strengths and addressing improvement opportunities.

Key Accountabilities

• Timely submission of the statutory returns.
• Providing the reporting package on the 5th day of the following month.
• Treasury management of the weekly cash flow update & hedging.
• Accounting, analysis, reporting and financial control of the company.
• Management of standard costing system, forecasting, budgeting, absorption and provisioning calculation.
• Provide leadership to the finance team and the company.
• Responsible for all taxation: Corp, VAT, PAYE, duties & international.
• Responsible for forecasting & budgets.
• Responsible for all internal financial controls.
• Responsible for the companies Insurance coverage and claims.
• Preparation of audit file and liaison with external auditors.
• Lead business improvement projects as well as enhancing transparency to business processes.

About You

• You are a qualified accountant with strong manufacturing finance experience and the ability to lead teams while driving continuous improvement.
• Fully qualified CIMA/ACCA accountant.
• Minimum 7 years submitting statutory returns.
• Minimum 5 years manufacturing finance using standard costing.
• Strong problem‑solving ability.
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics AX desirable.
• High work ethic, analytical mindset and leadership capability.