Financial Controller

Cherry Professional; North Kesteven; Hybrid; GBP 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Salary up to 80k + benefits

Job summary

Cherry Professional is actively seeking a qualified Financial Controller for a Lincolnshire-based role with hybrid working. You will lead an established finance team, own monthly management accounts, and provide robust financial insight to support strategic decisions.

The role reports to the Finance Director and collaborates with senior leadership to drive growth. The position offers a broad remit across budgeting, forecasting, controls, and governance, with a clear path to influence business

Qualifications

• ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified or equivalent professional qualification.
• Strong experience leading finance teams and delivering monthly management accounts.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a finance team across financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Own monthly management accounts and financial reporting processes.
• Provide commercial analysis to support decision-making and drive performance.
• Oversee cash flow management, working capital and balance sheet integrity.
• Coordinate year-end accounts preparation and liaise with auditors.

Skills

Strong stakeholder management

Leadership

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial reporting

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA qualified

Job description

Financial Controller Lincolnshire Hybrid Working Up to 80,000 + Benefits (DOE)

An Outstanding Opportunity to Join a Growing Manufacturing Business.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified Financial Controller to join a successful and growing manufacturing business based in Lincolnshire.

The company has established a strong position within its sector through innovation, investment and a commitment to delivering high-quality products. With ambitious plans for continued growth, they are seeking a commercially focused finance leader who can provide robust financial control, support operational decision-making and help drive business performance.

Reporting directly to the Finance Director and working closely with the Managing Director and senior leadership team, this is a highly visible role offering genuine influence across the organisation.

The Opportunity

This is far more than a traditional reporting role.

You'll take ownership of the finance function, lead and develop an established finance team and provide the financial insight needed to support a dynamic and evolving business. The role offers excellent breadth, combining strong financial stewardship with commercial involvement across the wider organisation. Leading a finance team that includes qualified, part-qualified and transactional finance professionals, you'll play a key role in ensuring the finance function continues to support the business as it grows.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a finance team comprising qualified, part-qualified and transactional finance professionals
• Ownership of monthly management accounts and financial reporting
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial planning processes
• Deliver detailed variance analysis and performance reporting
• Support strategic decision-making through commercial analysis and insight
• Oversee cash flow management and working capital performance
• Maintain robust financial controls and governance procedures
• Ensure balance sheet integrity and reconciliation processes are maintained
• Coordinate year-end accounts preparation and audit requirements
• Liaise with external accountants, auditors, tax advisers and other professional advisers
• Drive process improvement and finance efficiency initiatives
• Support operational management with meaningful financial information and analysis
• Contribute to business improvement and growth projects as required

About You

We're seeking a qualified accountant who combines strong technical expertise with a pragmatic, hands-on and commercially focused approach.

You'll be comfortable operating within a busy environment, capable of balancing strategic priorities with day-to-day financial leadership.

Essential

• ACA, ACCA or CIMA qualified
• Previous experience operating within a Financial Controller, Finance Manager or comparable senior finance position
• Alternatively, an ambitious and technically strong finance professional ready to step into their first Financial Controller role
• Strong financial and management reporting experience
• Proven experience of budgeting, forecasting and cash flow management
• Ability to lead, develop and motivate finance teams
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• A proactive, hands-on and commercially focused approach

Desirable

• Manufacturing sector experience
• Experience within stock-intensive environments
• Exposure to multi-site, multi-entity or group structures
• Background within a growing or evolving business environment

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to 80,000 plus benefits, depending on experience
• Hybrid working
• A broad and varied Financial Controller remit
• Direct exposure to the Finance Director, Managing Director and senior leadership team
• Leadership responsibility for an established finance team
• Significant autonomy and the opportunity to influence business performance
• The chance to join a successful business entering an exciting phase of growth